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DTEK aims to recover 60-70% of its power generation capacity by October

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DTEK aims to recover 60-70% of its power generation capacity by October
A view of the dark city during the power outages in Kyiv, Ukraine on June 17, 2024. (Photo by Danylo Antoniuk/Anadolu via Getty Images)

By October, DTEK, Ukraine's largest private energy company, plans to restore 60-70% of the power generation it lost as a result of Russia’s mass shelling this spring, according to DTEK Executive Director Dmytro Sakharuk.

"We lost 90% of our generation. We plan to restore 60-70%, with our own funds, and using old equipment from European stations," he said at the forum “The future of Ukrainian energy.”

Saharuk said that all DTEK power plants are currently without walls and roofs following attacks in recent months. Even if restored, the equipment will not work at low temperatures.

He estimated the current needs for restoration to be at $350-400 million.

Since the start of 2024, Russia has launched eight large-scale attacks against Ukraine's energy infrastructure and multiple smaller ones.

As a result of the attacks on energy infrastructure, Ukraine began implementing rolling blackouts on May 15.

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Sonya Bandouil

North American news editor

Sonya Bandouil is a North American news editor for The Kyiv Independent. She previously worked in the fields of cybersecurity and translating, and she also edited for various journals in NYC. Sonya has a Master’s degree in Global Affairs from New York University, and a Bachelor’s degree in Music from the University of Houston, in Texas.

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