russia targeted DTEK power plants and grid operations in a massive attack on Ukraine's energy infrastructure early on Sunday, 17th November, causing severe damage.
DTEK initiated an emergency shutdown of power in Odesa region after one of the most intense attacks against the region in recent times.
Sunday's attacks are the eighth wave of strikes against DTEK's generation facilities this year and the 10th against the wider energy system in 2024. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, DTEK entirely civilian thermal power plants have been attacked over 190 times.
Early on Sunday, russia fired around 120 missiles and 90 drones, with air defence forces destroying over 140 aerial targets, according to the Ukrainian Government.
DTEK CEO Maxim Timchenko on his LinkedIn:
As Ukraine marked 1,000 days since russia's full-scale invasion on 24th February 2022, DTEK honours Roman, a mining foreman who worked for 18 years at DTEK Energy, and every one of the 324 DTEK employees who have made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom.
For the third year in a row DTEK supported the Ukrainian pavilion at UN Climate Conference (COP). During a visit to COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, DTEK engaged actively in numerous events and negotiations centred on vital energy issues. These included exploring pathways to decarbonise Ukraine's energy sector, securing funding for renewable energy projects, and advancing the development of a modern, innovative energy industry already now without waiting.
On November 14th, DTEK CEO spoke at:
Jeff Oatham, DTEK Chief Sustainability Officer, on his LinkedIn:
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.