In November, amid intensified hostile attacks on the country’s energy infrastructure, DTEK Grids’ distribution system operators managed to restore electricity to almost 1 million Ukrainian families whose homes were cut off due to shelling in Odesa, Dnipro, Donetsk and Kyiv regions.
“The enemy intensified shelling of the country’s energy infrastructure in November. Lines and equipment were destroyed by missiles or drones. Most of all, in Odesa region, which suffered devastating attacks,” the company said in a press release on Monday.
Last month, power engineers managed to restore electricity to the homes of 701.7 thousand families in Odesa region.
Over the same period, DTEK Grids restored electricity to 4.8 thousand families in Kyiv region whose homes were cut off as a result of another hostile attack. In November, enemy shelling also damaged power grids and equipment in the capital, and power engineers promptly restored power to 1.1 thousand homes of de-energized families.
“In the regions close to the hostilities, the power system also suffered from enemy artillery shelling and air strikes. In the last month of autumn, the enemy continued to attack Dnipropetrovska oblast, especially the south of the region,” the press release explains.
Over the past month, power engineers in Dnipropetrovs’k region have managed to restore electricity supply to 192.1 thousand families.
In Donetsk Oblast, which remains the scene of the most intense fighting, power engineers managed to restore electricity to 75.5 thousand households in November. The company’s specialists continue to restore power grids in the frontline region every day, as soon as the security situation and the military allow.
“Since the beginning of the full-scale war, we have already restored electricity to 16.1 million families in Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Donetsk and the capital,” said Alina Bondarenko, CEO of DTEK Grids.
“DTEK Grids develops the electricity distribution and grid operation business in Kyiv, Kyiv, Dnipro, Donetsk and Odesa regions. The company’s DSOs serve 5.5 million households and 158 thousand enterprises.
In 2023, the distribution system operators of DTEK Grids recycled 3.5 thousand tons of various types of waste.
“DTEK Grids operates an efficient waste management system. It is built on the principles of the circular economy and last year alone helped to transfer more than 3.5 thousand tons of various types of waste for recycling,” the energy holding said in a press release on Tuesday.
According to the document, last year, DTEK Grids’ companies in Dnipro, Odesa, Donetsk and Kyiv regions and Kyiv sent about 25% of the total amount of waste for recycling. These include construction materials, used tires, waste paper, glass, office equipment, and oil products.
“Despite the war, our companies continue to implement the principles of the circular economy, in particular, in terms of waste management. They collect waste separately, store it in special conditions and send it for recycling and reuse. Thanks to this, over the past three years, about 20 thousand tons of industrial waste from DTEK Grids’ iron ore production facilities have been given a second life,” said Olena Potapenko, Head of Environmental Safety at DTEK Grids, quoted in the press release.
According to her, for example, more than 15 thousand tons of reinforced concrete pillars were used in construction and for the production of secondary crushed stone.
For separate waste collection, the company’s waste management facilities use more than 2 thousand labeled containers.
“Everything is organized in such a way as to prevent negative impact on the environment and to direct waste for recycling and reuse as much as possible,” the energy holding added.
“DTEK Grids develops the electricity distribution and power grid operation business in Kyiv, Kyiv, Dnipro, Donetsk and Odesa regions. The energy holding’s DSOs serve 5.4 million households and 150,000 enterprises.
