Over the past week, Russian attacks damaged 10 DTEK energy facilities in the Kyiv region. Large-scale destruction of power grids became one of the main reasons for prolonged electricity outages in the region.
DTEK's press service reported this on November 13, explaining the difficult situation with power supply for residents of the Kyiv region.
According to the company, over the last four days alone, energy workers managed to restore power to more than 203,000 families who were left without electricity due to Russian shelling.
More than 200 repair crews work daily to restore the damaged infrastructure. However, the situation remains challenging due to the scale of destruction and ongoing attacks on the energy system.
DTEK emphasized that not only local distribution networks were damaged. Russian troops are also attacking high-voltage lines and other facilities of Ukrenergo, through which electricity is supplied to the Kyiv region.
Due to damage to main grids, the capacity to transmit electricity to consumers is significantly limited. Therefore, Ukrenergo dispatchers are forced to apply both stabilization schedules and emergency outages.
The company explained that even after restoring individual sections of the distribution network, power supply may remain limited due to damage to other elements of the energy system.
An additional problem has been overloading of power grids after power restoration.
According to energy workers' observations, after prolonged outages, residents simultaneously turn on boilers, heaters, washing machines, and other powerful household appliances. A sharp increase in load leads to new accidents, causing electricity to disappear again shortly after it returns.
According to DTEK, hundreds of such accidents occur daily. This further complicates the work of repair crews and slows down the restoration of stable power supply.
To reduce the load on damaged grids, energy workers recommend turning on powerful electrical appliances gradually, not simultaneously, during the first 30 minutes after power returns.
Power supply restrictions remain in effect in the Kyiv region. In particular, on November 13, DTEK reported emergency outages in the Bucha, Fastiv, Bila Tserkva, and Obukhiv districts. In other districts, stabilization schedules were applied.
During emergency outages, previously published hourly schedules may not apply. The company recommends checking up-to-date information about electricity availability at a specific address through DTEK's official information channels.
Energy workers continue restoration work, but exact dates for returning to stable power supply throughout the Kyiv region have not yet been announced.
