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The New York Times: How will Ukraine keep the lights on this winter?

23 December 2024, Ukraine
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<strong>The New York Times:</strong> How will Ukraine keep the lights on this winter?
The New York Times: How will Ukraine keep the lights on this winter?
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DTEK has launched a technical solution for maintaining Ukraine's power infrastructure through a large-scale equipment transfer project, The New York Times reporter Constant Méheut reveals. The company has established a network of partnerships across Eastern Europe to source critical power components.

Under the leadership of Oleksiy Povolotskiy, DTEK's recovery office conducted extensive technical assessments of power facilities in Slovakia and the Czech Republic.

"We found power plants using generators and turbines that were pretty much like ours," Povolotskiy explained, highlighting the company's strategic approach to identifying compatible equipment.

One of DTEK's most significant achievements involves the transfer of equipment from a former power plant in Vilnius, Lithuania, which previously supplied heat to half of the Lithuanian capital. This complex engineering operation, supported by the European Union and executed in cooperation with Lithuanian energy company Ignitis, includes the transfer of over 300 pieces of specialised equipment to Ukrainian facilities. The operation, which began in summer 2023, represents one of the largest equipment transfer projects in the European energy sector.

Read the original article on The New York Times website.

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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.