Timeline of the war and
DTEK's vision of the future

Через масштабну атаку ворога на енергетичну інфраструктуру України відбулось знеструмлення вуглевидобувних підприємств ДТЕК Енерго на Дніпропетровщині.

У той час під землею на своїх робочих місцях перебували 1060 шахтарів. Одразу після знеструмлення на підприємствах було введено план ліквідації надзвичайної ситуації, задіяні резервні джерела живлення та розпочалась евакуація гірників на поверхню.

DTEK Group enters Polish renewables market to build the first large-scale battery storage project in the country

Ukraine’s largest private energy company with a growing presence in the EU, entered the Polish renewables market on Wednesday through an acquisition of the largest battery storage project in Poland, via DTEK’s EU-focused renewable energy subsidiary DRI.

Three DTEK power plants seriously damaged in further russian attack

Three DTEK thermal power plants in Ukraine were hit overnight in a fresh russian missile and drone attack, seriously damaging equipment and injuring one worker. DTEK teams are working intensively to assess the scale of the damage and restore operations.

DTEK Renewables is accelerating its plans for the Poltavska Wind Power Plant. With a projected capacity of 650 MW, this venture is poised to reshape the energy map of the region

A DTEK thermal power plant near the frontline with russian forces has been hit for the second time in 24 hours. russia has launched around 40 attacks on DTEK power stations so far this winter, however we remain resolute in ensuring the uninterrupted flow of power to the Ukrainian people, businesses, civilian infrastructure and Ukraine's defenders.

Six DTEK power engineers were injured and were transferred to hospital after receiving first aid.
Power generation equipment was severely damaged and DTEK teams are on-site beginning repairs.

The two Romanian projects – one wind and one solar – are the first in an EU portfolio that will span Italy, Poland, Romania and Croatia.

DTEK urged global decision makers at the World Economic Forum in Davos to step up the defence of Ukraine’s economy by creating the conditions for private capital to flow into the country and spark an economic fightback.

On January 17, the frontline thermal power plant of DTEK Energy, which had been attacked several times before, was again damaged by the attack.

DTEK Group today announces a significant step in its ambition to become an important provider of clean energy to Europe by achieving 'first power' at its debut projects outside Ukraine. The two Romanian projects – one wind and one solar – are the first in an EU portfolio that will span Italy, Poland, Romania and Croatia and are being developed by DTEK’s wholly-owned subsidiary DTEK Renewables International (DRI).

DTEK Group and Vestas today signed a Memorandum of Understanding to complete the construction of the largest wind farm in Eastern Europe, a project supported by the European Commission and the governments of Ukraine and Denmark. The installed capacity of the Tyligulska Wind Power Plant will be 500 megawatts, with a total investment in excess of 650 million euros.

DTEK Group was honoured at the ‘Oscars of Energy’ in New York for its instrumental work keeping the lights on across Ukraine during war. DTEK won the Corporate Impact Award at the 25th S&P Platts Global Energy Awards for “having gone truly above and beyond in its corporate impact,” the organisation said.

russia launched repeated attacks against a DTEK thermal power plant near the contact line for many hours on Thursday and Friday, damaging equipment but not resulting in any casualties.

An intense russian attack on one of our power stations near the frontline has wounded five DTEK power engineers. Our colleagues have received first aid and have been transferred to hospital.

russia has attacked a civilian DTEK power station for the second night in a row, seriously damaging the power station and halting power production. Fortunately, there were no casualties.

DTEK Group announced that The International Arbitral Tribunal seated in the Hague has ordered Russia to pay DTEK $267 million in damages for the seizure of company assets in illegally occupied Crimea. The lawsuit, first filed in 2017, relates to the seizure of the Group's DTEK Krymenergo business, an energy distribution and supply company.

russia hit a DTEK thermal power plant near the frontline late on Tuesday, the 37th on our power generating operations since the start of its full-scale invasion in February 2022.

russia attacked a DTEK thermal power plant (TPP) close to the frontline on Wednesday night – the fourth strike on the same power station in recent weeks.

DTEK Group has completed a project with KPMG to outline its control framework governing the distribution of international donor assistance. DTEK is one of a handful of Ukrainian companies receiving Western support to commission such a project, in its drive to further strengthen transparency and anti-corruption safeguards.

DTEK Group is proud to announce on 22 November that it has become the first Ukrainian company to join the World Economic Forum’s Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI) in an effort to smash corruption in all its forms and to support Ukraine’s post-war transformation.

A DTEK thermal power plant near the frontline has been damaged by a russian strike in the early hours of Monday, 27th November. It was the fifth attack on one of DTEK’s frontline thermal power plants in the past month.

Ukraine for the second time in history, presents its pavilion at the the 28th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP28). The aim is to showcase the scale of environmental damage caused by war and propose preventive measures against ecocide relevant to the entire planet.

In the middle of the night of October 22, one of DTEK Energy's thermal power plants was again targeted with russian missiles. No casualties have been reported. The plant’s equipment, however, got damaged.

A DTEK Energy thermal power plant near frontline fighting with russia was hit in an attack designed to damage Ukraine's energy system, late on Monday night. No employees were hurt on this occasion but the attack on civilian infrastructure caused severe damage and knocked out power and water to a nearby town.

DTEK Renewables has started pre-design works for the Poltavska Wind Power Plant (WPP), which will be in the Hlobyne town community in the Poltava region.

DTEK Tyligulska Wind Power Plant has been recognized by the American magazine POWER and received the Renewable Top Plant Awards in the renewable energy category.

The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has presented state awards to DTEK Dnipro Grids' power engineers for their contribution to the restoration of the grid after the hostilities and for ensuring the operation of the power system in wartime.

The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine has awarded DTEK Dnipro Grids' power engineers for their help in ensuring the sustainable operation of the industry during the war. During his visit to Dnipropetrovs'k region, Minister of Energy of Ukraine German Galushchenko presented certificates of honor and badges to four company employees who took part in restoring power grids after enemy attack.

At the 50th meeting of the Assembly and Board of Directors of the European Union Distribution Systems Operators Association (E.DSO), DTEK Grids presented a Concept of cooperation with E.DSO within a 10-year project on the modernization of distribution grids in the Kyiv region. Board of Directors supported DTEK Grids plans and will help the company on the way to the project implementation.

One of DTEK Energy's thermal power plants, which has been attacked several times before, was damaged by attack. The attack severely damaged the plant's equipment. The plant has now stopped producing electricity.

Almost two dozen Ukrainian power engineers and energy sector workers have received awards from the Ministry of Energy of Ukraine for their daily work and restoration of the Ukrainian power grid after the shelling. Among them are five employees of DTEK Dobrotvirska TPP.

Eighteen years after DTEK’s foundation, CEO Maxim Timchenko talks about the difference the company has made to millions of Ukrainians, and the incredible team of 55,000 people that have made it possible.

DTEK joined the initiative called "Russia-Ukraine war: environmental impact". The infographic study aims to explain harmful effect of the war to the environment of Ukraine and the continent and demonstrate what kind of help Ukraine needs besides weapons.

The Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko presented three power engineers of DTEK Kyiv Grids with Presidential awards "For Defense of Ukraine". The specialists were awarded for their courage in repairing damage at power facilities during the occupier's attempts to seize the capital and for their dedicated work to restore the power grid after massive missile attacks on Kyiv's electricity infrastructure.

Today, russia committed another terrorist act by blowing up the Kakhovka hydroelectric power plant dam, which affects Ukraine's energy sector. Kakhovka is one of a series of dams on the huge Dnipro River that together supply water to three DTEK thermal power plants (TPPs). All three are currently stable and continue to operate normally. 

To enhance transparency of donations and to avoid any perception of misuse, the company asked KPMG, the global audit and advisory services firm, to describe the process of distribution of donor assistance (equipment provided to DTEK), technology architecture and relevant controls aimed at mitigating risks arising from the receipt, distribution, accounting and use of technical assistance.

The Ukraine Energy Initiative, which was created by the United Nations Global Compact, brings together partners from across the sector in a unique global coalition to coordinate efforts around the vision of a green, modern sector that also acts as a secure supplier of clean energy to Ukraine’s partners in Europe.

Despite the war, DTEK Grids DSO continue to train and employ the youth. Since February 24, 2022, the company helped 69 students get their first job in their specialty.

DTEK plans to transform its war-shattered electricity network in areas surrounding the capital Kyiv by building a smart grid capable of better withstanding military assault and able to accelerate Ukraine’s energy transition.

On the night of May 3 to 4, DTEK Energy's thermal power plant was once again damaged by shelling.

DTEK Oil & Gas continued digitalizing its business even during the war. Last year, the company's specialists scaled the integrated field development modeling project. Now the integrated system of digital twins fully covers all the base fields of the business.

On the morning of May 5, DTEK Energy's thermal power plant was once again damaged by intense shelling.This is the second attack on the plant in the last few days.

The plant's equipment was damaged. After the shelling stopped, the power company started repairs.

When Oleksiy Reznikov, Minister of Defense of Ukraine, was on his visit to Dnipropetrovsk region, he decorated seven employees of the company who were engaged in rebuilding power grids of Dnipropetrovsk region after the enemy’s shellings with medals “For support to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.”

russian shelling damaged the main power lines that supplied power to one of DTEK Energy's thermal power plants. As a result, the plant stopped generating electricity. 

The world’s only wind farm being built in a major conflict zone has officially opened, DTEK, Ukraine’s largest private energy company, said on Monday.

The DTEK Academy has been recognized by the GlobalCCU to be the best in the Branding and Durability category of the Global Council Corporate Universities Awards 2023.

As a socially responsible business, DTEK always tries to contribute to the transformation of Ukraine both economically and intellectually.

As a result of the attack, the company's equipment was damaged. Currently, the station has stopped producing electricity.

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, more than 6.8 thousand new employees have joined coal mining, power generating and machine-building enterprises of the company. The largest part of them, more than 2.6 thousand people, are Ukrainians who were forced to leave their homes due to the occupation or proximity of hostilities.

Thanks to the Energy Security Project (ESP), financed by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), DTEK Dnipro Grids received a new 24-meter aerial platform as part of the international technical aid. New machinery will help energy workers eliminate emergencies faster and conduct scheduled repairs in the grid.

Eight power engineers of DTEK Odesa Power Grids have been awarded the Presidential decoration "For the Defense of Ukraine". The state award was presented for courage in eliminating accidents at power facilities in the Odesa region and ensuring the operation of critical infrastructure during military operations.

DTEK Renewables doubled the electricity generation at solar farms from 18.5 million kWh in January to 35.2 million kWh in February of this year. This is equivalent to the monthly electricity consumption of more than 200,000 households.

A year of full-scale russian aggression claimed lives of three DTEK employees, and another 24 were injured. Despite all the dangers of working under сonstant missile attacks, both male and female DTEK employees continue to courageously perform their professional duties, protecting the energy front of Ukraine.

russia carried out another terrorist attack on Ukraine's civil and energy infrastructure. The shelling damaged three of DTEK Energy's TPPs, which had been repeatedly attacked by enemy missiles and drones before.

Despite russia's ongoing full-scale war against Ukraine, the DTEK Group is completing the construction of the first phase of Tyligulska wind power plant, with a capacity of 114 MW out of the total declared 500 MW.

Since the beginning of a full-scale invasion, DTEK has restored electricity to a total of more than 7 mln customers*, left without power in the city of Kyiv and in Kyiv, Odesa, Donetsk, and Dnipropetrovsk regions due to shelling and missile strikes.

The solar farm can currently generate 5 MW of electric, which is half of its installed capacity of 10 MW.

In January, DTEK supplied 60 million kWh of electricity to the energy system of Ukraine. It helped reduce the power system's deficit and shorten outages' duration.

DTEK Energy’s mechanical engineering workers managed to produce some 147 units of coal mining equipment, 9 coal cutting machines and 456 thousand spare parts and components to meet the needs of Ukrainian coal miners following the deliverables of the previous year.

Four TPPs of DTEK Energy were damaged due to night and day enemy shelling. Two station employees were injured due to the attack.

Two DTEK Energy stations, which had already been attacked that day, were again hit by russian shelling. As a result of the terrorist attacks, the equipment of the TPP was significantly damaged.

141 DTEK Group employees lost lives to the barbaric russia’s full-scale invasion. 126 of them died defending Ukraine in the ranks of the Armed Forces. 4 died while performing their professional duties. Another 11 died from injuries received as a result of shelling during off-duty.

On February 24, exactly one year ago, we found ourselves in a new harsh reality. We all woke up in a new country living its new history. We were predicted a quick defeat, but the Ukrainians made their choice - to fight for the future, which is impossible without Victory.

2/3 of the inverters (generating equipment) at the liberated Tryfonivska SPP resume operation.

Shelling of DTEK Energy's power facility. Two employees were injured.

DTEK Tryfonivska SPP partially resumes power generation and starts repairing equipment damaged by shelling.

Shelling of DTEK Energy's power facility. One employee was injured.

DTEK emergency crews help the state-owned company Mykolaivoblenergo repair power lines destroyed by the occupiers in the de-occupied territories.

Shelling of DTEK Energy's power facility. One person was injured.

DTEK Naftogaz acquires the right to develop two gas fields in Poltava Oblast for UAH 1.3 billion at an open auction.

The Ukrainian military liberated the village of Tryfonivka, where DTEK Tryfonivska SPP is located.

Russian missiles strike Burshtyn TPP, Ladyzhyn TPP and Prydniprovska TPP.

DTEK Energy was hit by missiles. Three people were injured.

Shelling of two DTEK Energy's power enterprises. 7 people were injured.

14 DTEK energy employees were injured in a russian terrorist strike with cluster munitions on one of the company's facilities. Two person later died in a hospital.

The russian Federation launched a powerful cyberattack on DTEK Group's IT infrastructure.

Since the beginning of the war, DTEK Energy has employed almost a thousand IDPs.

DTEK Kyiv Regional Power Grids specialists restored 100% of the electricity supply to Kyiv region, which was liberated from the occupiers on April 2, 2022. The company's high-voltage and distribution grids supplied electricity to 600 settlements and 260,000 households. All the work was completed in 45 days, not 60 as announced. The company invested UAH 300 million in the restoration efforts.

DTEK Zaporizhska TPP shut down due to the occupation and the inability to supply coal to the plant.

Corum Group (DTEK Energy) machine-building company partially relocated the production facilities of its enterprises to the sites of machine-building plants in Khmelnytsky and Volyn.

Occupation of a part of the Kherson Oblast, where DTEK Tryfonivska SPP is located.

DTEK Group started supplying electricity free of charge to medical facilities, military and law enforcement agencies, as well as bread producers in Kyiv, Donetsk and Dnipro Oblasts.

A large crowd gathered on the road to the town of Energodar, where the Zaporizhska NPP and DTEK Zaporizhska TPP are located, blocking the entrance of russian troops to the city. A large part of them were DTEK employees.

The first three people killed in the fighting were DTEK employees.

DTEK Group appealed to global energy traders and the largest consumers of russian oil and gas to impose a full embargo on russian energy.

DTEK Group switched on five additional power units of its thermal power plants to compensate for the power lost due to the occupiers' attack on Zaporizhska NPP.

Evacuation of more than 2,000 employees and their families from the war zone was organized.

The Ukrainian power system was synchronized with the continental Europe's ENTSO-E power grid. DTEK Energy's thermal power plants made a significant contribution to the operation of the Ukrainian power system in an isolated mode.

DTEK Group, NJSC Naftogas of Ukraine and NPC Ukrenergo wrote an open letter calling on the international business community to refrain from buying russian energy resources and to stop any supplies of components and technologies for the fuel and energy sector to russia.

DTEK Group, NJSC Naftogas of Ukraine and NPC Ukrenergo launched the Stop Bloody Energy project, in which they called on Western companies to stop cooperation with russia in the fuel and energy sector.

DTEK Luhanska TPP in the town of Shchastia came under fire from the territory not controlled by Ukraine. The next day, the shelling continued and a transformer was damaged. The plant was disconnected from the grid.

The company's wind farms in Zaporizhzhia Oblast stopped generating electricity due to the shelling of Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo's power lines. The wind farms were put on conservation.

DTEK Luhanska TPP in the town of Shchastia was seized by the russian military and is under their control.