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30 July 2024, Ukraine
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Washington Post: women power engineers hold the energy front

The Washington Post recently highlighted the crucial role of women in Ukraine's energy sector, featuring DTEK's initiative to employ women in underground coal mining roles. The article, "Ukraine confronts labor shortage as need for soldiers drains workforce," sheds light on how the ongoing war has reshaped the workforce in critical industries.

Tetiana Ustymenko, one of the pioneering women working underground at DTEK's Pavlohrad mine, shared her experience with the American publication: "It's peaceful. You forget there's a war going on."

DTEK's decision to allow women to work underground for the first time in the mine's history came in response to the urgent need to maintain operations after many male employees joined the military. DTEK invited women who had been working jobs on the surface to apply for work underground — an opportunity for a higher salary and the chance of overtime shifts. More than 120 women now work underground, proving that the energy front is held not just by men but also by brave and capable women.

Olha Khandryha, who has worked in the mine for two years, said “At first, the men didn’t quite understand how this could work…Now no one even remembers that they once said such things.”


To read the full article, please visit The Washington Post.

Photo by Serhiy Morgunov for The Washington Post.


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DTEK Group is the largest private investor in the energy sector of Ukraine. The Group employs 55,000 people.

DTEK Group's companies are engaged in coal and natural gas mining, electricity production at wind, solar and thermal power plants, trade energy resources in the Ukrainian and international markets, distribute and supply electricity to consumers, provide energy-efficient services to customers, and develop a network of high-speed charging stations. In accordance with the Strategy 2030, DTEK strives to transform into a more energy-efficient, environmentally friendly and technological business, guided by ESG principles. DTEK is a member of the World Economic Forum's Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI). Our goal is to achieve carbon neutrality.

Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, DTEK Group has restored power supply to more than 11 million consumers in the regions affected by the hostilities. DTEK Group is 100% owned by SCM Limited. The ultimate beneficiary is Rinat Akhmetov.

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