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DTEK Group digest from August 1 – 30, 2024
- russia launches massive attacks against Ukrainian energy infrastructure
russia launched more than 100 missiles and 100 drones against Ukraine on the evening of August 25-26, killing at least seven people and severely damaging the country’s energy infrastructure. The attack was one of the worst since the full-scale invasion in February 2022 and caused power and water outages throughout the country. It is the ninth massive attack on Ukraine’s energy system since March 2024 and comes less than 50 days before the scheduled start of the country’s heating season.
- DTEK expands renewable energy portfolio in Romania
DRI, the EU renewable energy arm of the DTEK Group, will build a new 60MW solar park in Glodeni, Mureș County. This is DRI's fourth renewable energy project in Romania, bringing the company's renewable energy portfolio in the country to 299MW. Read more
- DTEK Renewables invest to create renewable energy laboratory in Kyiv
DTEK Renewables has committed to investing in a state-of-the-art Renewable Energy Laboratory at the Kyiv Polytechnic Institute (KPI). This initiative aims to enhance the technical capabilities of the renowned educational institution and elevate the standard of training for future energy sector specialists in Ukraine. Read more
- Boxing champion Usyk backs Ukrainian energy workers in visit to liberated territory
World Heavyweight Boxing Champion Oleksandr Usyk has met with Ukrainian energy workers and thanked them for restoring vital national infrastructure destroyed by russia. Usyk, who beat Britain’s Tyson Fury to become world champion in Jun, visited Moshchun near Kyiv, where infrastructure was ripped apart in a month-long occupation and battle. Read more
The New York Times | War Is Draining Ukraine’s Male-Dominated Work Force. Enter the Women
Semafor | Ukraine struggles to rebuild its decimated energy system
AFP | Ukraine's electrician heroes restoring power near the front
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.
