In the first half of 2024, distribution system operators of DTEK Grids repaired about 9.2 thousand kilometers of power lines of various voltage classes and 3.3 thousand substations and distribution points of various voltage levels.
“The works were carried out as part of the repair and investment program. The DSOs also invested more than UAH 2.2 billion in the renovation of power facilities in the first half of the year,” the energy holding said in a press release on Friday.
According to the document, despite the full-scale hostile aggression, the planned works are carried out every year to ensure the stability of the power grids during peak loads in the autumn and winter.
In particular, DTEK’s specialists have already reconstructed four distribution points and modernized 17 substations.
The company noted that due to the use of stabilization outage schedules, power equipment wears out and breaks down faster, so the amount of investment required increases.
“In the first half of 2024, the total investment since the beginning of the year under the investment program amounted to more than UAH 2.2 billion. By the end of the year, we plan to invest an additional UAH 2.6 billion in the development and renewal of the energy infrastructure,” said Oleksandr Fomenko, CEO of DTEK Grids, quoted in the press release.
According to DTEK Grids, the energy company continues to replace outdated meters with expiring service life by installing smart meters instead. In particular, in January-June, the company replaced 89.5 thousand meters, and plans to replace another 91.9 thousand meters by the end of the year.
In order to prepare for the heating season 2024/25 as efficiently as possible, the company also called on companies servicing apartment buildings – housing offices, condominiums and management companies – to inspect their equipment, carry out the necessary maintenance and eliminate possible malfunctions. “According to statistics, people were left without electricity in their homes in 25% of cases on average due to accidents in the adjacent networks,” DTEK explained.
“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 5.5 million households and 158 thousand enterprises.
In January-July this year, DTEK Energy’s miners commissioned 11 new coal faces to meet the fuel needs of thermal power plants during summer peaks and accumulate sufficient reserves for the upcoming heating season, the energy holding said on Tuesday.
“Power engineers are working to restore the damaged and destroyed TPPs as soon as possible. And the miners are doing everything possible to ensure that these facilities have sufficient fuel reserves to cover the summer and winter peaks in electricity consumption,” DTEK Energy CEO Ildar Saleev said in a press release.
According to him, the company is implementing a plan to put 27 new longwalls into operation this year.
“11 have already been commissioned, and we plan to commission another 16 in August and December,” Saleev said.
In 2023, DTEK Energy miners commissioned 26 new longwalls.
As reported, in 2023, the energy holding’s investments in Ukrainian coal mining amounted to about UAH 7 billion, which is almost twice as much as in 2022.
“DTEK Energy provides a closed cycle of electricity generation from coal. As of January 2022, the company’s installed capacity in thermal generation amounted to 13.3 GW. The company has established a full production cycle in coal mining: coal mining and enrichment, mechanical engineering and maintenance of mine equipment.
As reported, DTEK energy holding plans to restore 60-70% of the thermal generation facilities destroyed by Russian attacks by October this year, provided there is no new shelling. Since March of this year, massive missile and drone strikes on Ukrainian energy facilities have destroyed 90% of its thermal generation.
In January-June this year, DTEK Energy machine builders manufactured and repaired 757 units of mining equipment, including 8 new tunnelling and shearers.
“Machine builders also provided miners with 542,000 spare parts and components,” the energy holding said in a press release on Thursday.
According to the company, such volumes of the required equipment make it possible to continue laying a stronger foundation for the thermal generation to go through the next heating season.
“There are only a few months left before the autumn-winter period. We are strengthening the energy front, which suffers from constant enemy attacks, from all sides. Power engineers are working 24/7 to restore the destroyed and damaged capacities of thermal power plants. Miners are working to meet the fuel needs of thermal power plants. And machine builders are working to ensure that the latter have everything they need,” said DTEK Energy CEO Ildar Saleev, as quoted in the press release.
As reported, in 2023, the company’s investments in Ukrainian coal mining amounted to about UAH 7 billion, which is almost twice as much as in 2022.
“DTEK Energy provides a closed cycle of electricity generation from coal. As of January 2022, the company’s installed capacity in thermal generation amounted to 13.3 GW. The company has established a full production cycle in coal mining: coal mining and enrichment, mechanical engineering, and maintenance of mine equipment.
Currently, most of DTEK Group’s thermal generation facilities have been destroyed as a result of Russian attacks.
Schedules of hourly power outages on Saturday, July 6, will be applied throughout the day, DTEK Energy Holding Company said.
According to its message in its Telegram channel, this is the order of the system operator NEC Ukrenergo.
In January-May this year, DTEK Energo’s machine builders manufactured and repaired 606 units of mining equipment, including seven new roadheaders and shearers.
“Machine-builders also provided miners with 450 thousand spare parts and components,” the energy holding company said in a press release on Friday.
As the company noted, such volumes of necessary manufactured equipment allow it to continue laying a stronger foundation for the thermal generation to pass the next heating season.
“Debris removal and restoration work at thermal power plants damaged by the attacks continues 24/7. Everyone is working in their place. Miners and machine builders are also in their places. Miners – to extract enough coal for reliable operation of thermal power plants. And machine builders – to make sure that miners always have everything they need,” said Ildar Saleev, CEO of DTEK Energy, quoted in the press release.
As reported, in 2023, the company’s investments in Ukrainian coal mining amounted to about UAH 7 billion, which is almost twice as much as in 2022.
“DTEK Energo” provides a closed cycle of electricity production from coal. As of January 2022, the company’s installed capacity in thermal generation amounted to 13.3 GW. A full production cycle has been created in coal mining: coal extraction and preparation, machine building and servicing of mining equipment.
DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko and Honeywell President for Central and Eastern Europe Przemek Schuder signed a memorandum of strategic cooperation at the Ukraine Recovery Conference in Berlin.
“The companies have agreed to explore prospects for accelerated recovery and maximization of DTEK’s capacities damaged by Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, implementation of energy storage systems and Honeywell’s advanced modular solutions for oil and gas processing,” DTEK’s website reports.
The companies will also cooperate in supporting DTEK’s overall long-term energy transition strategy by offering solutions to optimize and decarbonize energy production.
According to Timchenko, the expansion of cooperation with Honeywell will mark a new phase in Ukraine’s recovery process and strengthen its energy security and economic potential.
“Large-scale international partnerships are the foundation for Ukraine’s recovery, and today’s announcement is an example of how Ukraine needs actions, not words. Our energy system is under constant threat, and I am deeply grateful to Honeywell for its unwavering support in restoring and creating a new energy system,” DTEK CEO said in a release.
Schuder, for his part, noted that, according to its portfolio focused on three global megatrends, namely automation, energy transition and the future of aviation, Honeywell is an innovator in the introduction of technologies that accelerate the transition and automation of the energy sector.
“We are committed to supporting the industry’s urgent needs today, from resilience to optimization, and we are pleased to expand our cooperation with DTEK, which we highly value, to jointly find new ways to support Ukraine’s current and long-term energy needs,” he added.
DTEK said that its cooperation with Honeywell began in May 2021, when the companies launched Ukraine’s first Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Enerhodar, and now it will support DTEK in assessing Ukraine’s critical energy needs and provide recommendations on how to implement Honeywell’s BESS together with DTEK’s current systems.
Honeywell’s BESS includes a set of technologies for automating and managing the storage and delivery of energy to a microgrid or national grid. This is a critical solution for managing the distribution of electricity, including from renewable sources, DTEK explained.
