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The Kyiv Independent on the readiness of Ukraine's energy system for renewed russian attacks

11 October 2023, Ukraine
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The Kyiv Independent on the readiness of Ukraine's energy system for renewed russian attacks
The Kyiv Independent on the readiness of Ukraine's energy system for renewed russian attacks
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In an article covering Ukraine's winter preparation, The Kyiv Independent quoted Antonina Antosha, spokeswoman for DTEK, discussing the assumption that russia will again resort to the same tactics this year – will carry out a wave of attacks on energy facilities.

"There is no doubt that russia will resort to energy terrorism once again," Antonina Antosha told the Kyiv Independent.

The Ukrainian grid system was built in Soviet times in close partnership with russian engineers and other specialists, Antosha said. They still know how Ukraine's power system works and its weak points.

"Those people used to be our colleagues and partners, and now they are the enemies and war criminals who use their knowledge to make millions of people suffer," Antosha said.

DTEK's Antosha said the company still needs over $190 million to fix its infrastructure.

Read the full story here. 

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.