Despite grim expectations, the toughest heating season is drawing to its close controllably; not least due to the efforts of thermal generation. This told us Ildar Saleev, CEO, DTEK Energy.
The company has been getting prepared for the upcoming winter season for the second consecutive month already, and that one does not promise to be any easier. But currently the first six regions are getting disconnected from the heating facilities; therefore, the results of ongoing heating season are being readily summarized.
For DTEK Energy’s employees, the recent winter was a time of enormous challenges. The company’s energy workers have been attacked by the enemy on 30 occasions. 3 people dead, 28 wounded. More than one thousand units of TPP equipment have been damaged; direct losses amount to UAH 6 billion.
Despite this, according to Ildar Saleev, the previous 5.5 months for employees of DTEK Energy were about:
“Whatever is ahead of us, Ukrainians are able to stand up to it. If we have endured this winter, we shall be able to go through anything!”
said Mr. Ildar Saleev with confidence.
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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.