Ukraine: DTEK provides hospitals, military and bakeries with free power

Ukraine’s largest private energy company, DTEK Group, has begun supplying free electricity to medical institutions, military and law enforcement agencies, and bread producers in the capital, Kyiv, as well as the Dnipropetrovsk and Donetsk regions of the country.

This story was originally published on Power Engineering International.

DTEK also intends to provide free electricity to the country’s Ministry of Defense and Ministry of Internal Affairs, as well as other departments focusing on law enforcement, safety and security.

“Ukraine is going through the most difficult period of its history and business will make every effort to help the state and its population,” said Maxim Timchenko, CEO of DTEK.

The offer is hoped to support the country’s efforts following several days of Russian bombing of military and government institutions.

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The company has also started repair works in the southern city of Mariupol, despite the company stating that most of the transmission lines supplying the city have been destroyed, leaving approximately 150,000 consumers without electricity.

Approximately 350 neighbourhoods in Kyiv are apparently without power, with repair work suspended due to active hostilities.

“We continue to work to provide Ukrainians with electricity,” said DTEK Executive Director Dmytro Saharuk. He added: “The main thing is that there are living people, and power lines, transformers, wires, poles, switching – that’s all we will do!”

Earlier this week, DTEK started a humanitarian mission to support the people affected by the hostilities.