Russia attacked DTEK’s thermal power plant: emergency power cuts introduced in Kyiv and Kyiv region
13 January 09:07
On January 13, Russian troops again struck a DTEK thermal power plant. Due to damage to the power facility and the worsening situation in the power grid, emergency power cuts were implemented in Kyiv and part of the Kyiv region. This was reported by the DTEK press service, according to "Komersant Ukrainian".
The company noted that the equipment of the thermal power plant was significantly damaged as a result of the shelling. The exact location of the facility is not disclosed for security reasons, but it is known that emergency power cuts were introduced in Kyiv and the Bucha district of the region.
According to DTEK, this is the eighth massive attack on the company’s thermal power plants since October 2025. In total, since the start of the full-scale invasion by the Russian Federation, DTEK’s thermal power plants have been hit more than 220 times. As a result of the attacks, 59 energy workers were wounded and four were killed.
Why are emergency blackouts in effect?
The Ministry of Energy of Ukraine explained that the restrictions on electricity supply are caused by a combination of factors: rocket and drone attacks on energy facilities, severe frosts, and the effects of bad weather in the Kyiv region.
The ministry emphasized that the previously published power outage schedules are currently not in effect. Energy workers are working around the clock to stabilize the system as quickly as possible.
“Emergency power cuts will be canceled as soon as the situation in the power system stabilizes,” the Ministry of Energy said.
About DTEK
The DTEK Group is the largest private investor in Ukraine’s energy sector. The company employs about 55,000 people, and its investments since 2005 exceed €12 billion. DTEK’s enterprises generate electricity at thermal, solar, and wind power plants, distribute and supply electricity, extract gas and coal, and trade in energy resources.
The group is wholly owned by SCM Holdings, whose ultimate beneficiary is businessman Rinat Akhmetov.
On January 12, another attack on a DTEK energy facility in the Odesa region left about 33,500 families without electricity. The Ukrainian energy system continues to operate under constant threat and requires economical consumption of electricity.
