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DTEK TPPs compensates for the shutdown of units of Zaporizhzhya NPP due to attack by occupiers

04 March 2022, Ukraine
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DTEK TPPs compensates for the shutdown of units of Zaporizhzhya NPP due to attack by occupiers
DTEK TPPs compensates for the shutdown of units of Zaporizhzhya NPP due to attack by occupiers
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As a result of an armed attack by the invaders on the Zaporozhia NPP, 1.3 GW of capacity generated by nuclear units has been lost.

However, through the efforts of the central dispatcher and thermal generation, it has been possible to maintain power supplies. To that end, DTEK has activated an additional five power units of its thermal power plants to compensate for the power lost at the Zaporizhzhia NPP.

The press service of DTEK has reported: “As of the morning of Friday 4 March, additional commands were received to turn on five units to compensate for the capacities of nuclear units outside the schedule. DTEK now has 19 TPP power units were in operation instead of the planned 14."

DTEK emphasised that all the company’s TPPs have the necessary coal, with all coal mines continuing to operate normally to provide fuel for thermal generation. DTEK remains ready to follow all the dispatcher's instructions to ensure the stability of the energy system.

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.