DTEK: Ukraine on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe, an energy truce is needed

DTEK: Ukraine on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe, an energy truce is needed

Ukraine is on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe and needs an energy ceasefire, stated DTEK CEO Maksym Tymchenko at the forum in Davos.

This was reported by Reuters.

«We need a ceasefire in the energy sector. A cessation of attacks on energy facilities… We are on the brink of a humanitarian catastrophe. People have access to electricity for only 3-4 hours, and then they have to manage without it for 10-15 hours. For several weeks, apartment buildings have been left without heating», – Tymchenko noted.

According to him, the company DTEK has lost 60 to 70% of its electricity generation capacity, with damages amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars.

Tymchenko emphasized that restoring the energy system will require investments of 65-70 billion dollars, and in many cases, new facilities will need to be built from scratch.

«It is more about creating a new energy system for Ukraine, rather than just restoring the old one», – he added.