DTEK lost 50% of the capacity after the massive attack of Russia in Ukraine

Due to the massive attack of Russia on the Ukrainian energy system on March 22, the DTEK group lost about half of its generating capacities. This was announced by the general director of Yasno Sergey Kovalenko on the air of national television.

"The DTEK group lost 50% of its generating capacities. This information can be officially said to be officially," Kovalenko said.

He explained that this attack was dangerous, since the Russians beat in two parts of the Ukrainian energy system - generating and distributing.

“The large number of thermal power plants were struck by several types of generating capacities, and a hydrogenerating object was affected. The second part - the enemy got a lot to the Ukrenergo network nodes, transformers, and so on. This attack simultaneously destroys the system of transmitting electricity and underestimates our generation capabilities,” he explained.

According to Kovalenko, it will be necessary for a few more days to assess the recovery and funds that are needed for this.

“Restoration will not take a day, not a week or even a month, it will take months,” he said.

Kovalenko also admits that in the summer an electricity deficiency may occur, since Ukraine will not be able to produce it in sufficient volume.

On the morning of March 22, Russia made a massive attack on a number of regions of Ukraine.

In Kiev, she was called "the largest attack on energy since the beginning of hostilities."

According to President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, about 90 missiles of various types and 60 drones attacked objects in the country.

The Dnieper hydroelectric power station, which is the largest hydroelectric power station in Ukraine, stopped work after a fire and damage caused by missile strikes from Russia.

To maintain the safe operation of the energy system, emergency assistance was attracted from the energy systems of Romania, Slovakia, Poland, added to Ukrenergo.

In Kharkov, as a result of Russian shelling, thermal power station and all substations were destroyed .

Now about 40% of houses are provided with electricity, about 60% of the houses are connected to heating, there are "almost all houses" connection to the water supply network. This was stated by the mayor of Kharkov Igor Terekhov on the air of national television on Sunday, March 24.