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Luhansk TPP (DTEK Energy) is under constant shelling

23 February 2022, Ukraine
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Luhansk TPP (DTEK Energy) is under constant shelling
Luhansk TPP (DTEK Energy) is under constant shelling
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Over the past 24 hours, the Luhanska TPP, near the demarcation line in the city of Schastye, has been under constant shelling. A fire has broken out at the TPP, damaging the communications transformer. Due to the shelling, the fire cannot be localized. The buildings of the educational campus and oxygen station, and units №10 and №15, have also been damaged.

At the moment, the employees who are critically important for the operation of the TPP remain at the plant. They have, however, been evacuated to the bomb shelter. Everybody else is working remotely.

Applications for a ceasefire, to restore power lines and energy supply to the residents of Schastye and nearby settlements of Luhansk region, were submitted this morning. Unfortunately, the situation remains critical.

At present, serious threat to the lives and health of the TPP’s employees remains. Luhanska TPP is at risk of stopping operation without the possibility of resumption.

It is the largest producer of electricity in the Luhansk region and the only producer of thermal energy in the city of Schastye. Strategic enterprises and critical infrastructure facilities, including schools, kindergartens, medical institutions and so on, all depend on the power station, and it provides heat and electricity to the city’s residents.

Luhanska TPP’s on-going operation is critically important.

 

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.