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Bloomberg: The women keeping Ukraine’s economy moving

07 March 2025, Ukraine
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<strong>Bloomberg:</strong> The women keeping Ukraine’s economy moving
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On International Women’s Day, DTEK is honouring the extraordinary women who work to keep Ukraine's energy flowing and economy moving during the most challenging times in our nation's history.

"It's good that women are being given a chance to prove themselves. It's just a pity that it's the war that got us here," says Tetiana, who pilots trains through our underground tunnels, continuing a family mining tradition that once excluded women.

When war mobilised thousands of our male workers, women like Karina stepped forward.

"I want to help my country and the army, that's really important to me," she told reporters about her decision to leave retail work for a job 400 meters underground.

Today, nearly 600 women work at our mines, with 125 working underground. They manage logistics, operate equipment, and ensure that despite russia's relentless attacks on our power grid, Ukraine's lights stay on.

Watch Bloomberg's video report on the women who have stepped in to keep Ukraine’s economy going, including Tetiana's story.

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DTEK Group is the largest private investor in Ukraine’s energy sector, with 55,000 employees and over €12 billion of capital invested since 2005.

Our businesses generate electricity at wind, solar and thermal power plants; distribute and supply power to end consumers; extract natural gas and coal; trade energy resources on Ukrainian and foreign markets; and provide domestic and commercial energy services.

Over the last 20 years, DTEK has grown into a national energy leader and is today transforming into a pan-European clean energy business.

Since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, DTEK Group has restored power to millions of consumers across regions affected by hostilities.

DTEK Group is 100% owned by SCM Holdings. The ultimate beneficiary and sole shareholder is Rinat Akhmetov, a businessman and philanthropist.