[15][16] In 2009, the company exported electricity to Hungary, Romania and Slovakia for the first time after obtaining the right to access international power grids at an auction.
[24] The first acquisition of coal assets outside Ukraine took place — DTEK included the Obukhivska Mine Administration, Donskoy antratsyt and Sulinantratsyt (Russia).
[42][43][44] Also in 2018, DTEK launched a grid of high-speed charging stations for electric vehicles STRUM,[45] which was renamed YASNO E-mobility in 2019.
[47] In the same year, the company completed the construction of the Orlivska and Prymorska WPPs, Nikopolska and Pokrovska SPPs, and DTEK's portfolio of renewable energy projects reached 1 GW.
[48][49][50] On September 18, 2020, at the request of Sberbank of Russia, the District Court of Amsterdam imposed a $45.1 million restriction on DTEK Energy B.V on certain of the company's assets in the Netherlands.
Also, on the night of February 24, Ukraine was completely disconnected from the power grid of Russia and Belarus and began to operate in an isolated mode, performing technical checks on the way to synchronization with ENTSO-E.[55] In March, DTEK Group started supplying electricity free of charge to medical facilities, military and law enforcement agencies, as well as bread producers in Kyiv, Donetsk and Dnipropetrovs'k regions.
Additionally, DTEK supplied UAH 250 million worth of electricity to military facilities and hospitals free of charge.
The company opened Phase I of the Tylihul Wind Power Plant [uk] (WPP) in the Mykolaiv region, just 100 km from the frontline.
DTEK Renewables also initiated pre-design works for the Poltavska Wind Power Plant in the Hlobyne town community, Poltava region.
The project, supported by the European Commission and the governments of Ukraine and Denmark, will have an installed capacity of 500 megawatts and a total investment exceeding 650 million Euros/ In a legal victory, DTEK won a case against Russia at The Hague over seized Crimean assets.
[70] In 2024, DTEK Group entered the Polish renewables market with plans to build the country's first large-scale battery storage project, signaling the company's growing European ambitions.
[78] The following projects belong to corporate social compliance: Community with their own hands — annual competition of projects for public organizations, bodies of self-organization of the population, associations of co-owners of flat buildings and initiative groups of activists aimed at solving local problems and transforming the public space of territorial communities.
In addition, in 2021, DTEK Network's energy companies installed 2,372 bird protection devices on power lines (hoods and reflective markers).
DTEK is calling on foreign investors, international financial institutions (IFIs) the Ukrainian Government and its companies to reinvigorate the private sector through a series of concrete measures and reforms to strengthen its economy.
Additionally, DTEK agreed with GE Vernova on green transition and energy security, and D.TRADING signed a Heads of Agreement with Venture Global for U.S. LNG supply.
[83][84][85] At COP28, DTEK Group emphasized its commitment to rebuilding Ukraine's energy system in collaboration with governments, investors, and industry partners.
[86] Oleksandr Usyk, the world heavyweight boxing champion, is helping to rebuild Ukraine's energy system after Russian attacks.
With the help of this initiative, Ukrainian companies want to show the international community that representatives of global business still continue to work with Russia, despite the war in Ukraine.
[92][93][94] As part of the Stop Bloody Energy initiative, at the beginning of May 2022, more than 100 Ukrainians gathered near the head office of the French company Engie with the demand to terminate gas contracts with Russia.
[98][99][100] Since the first day of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, DTEK has been repairing networks destroyed by shelling, and keeps working on restoring the electricity supply.
In general, since the beginning of the full-scale war, DTEK Grids' energy workers have restored electricity to 13 million* families in Kyiv, Dnipropetrovsk, Odesa and Donetsk regions.
Workers who, from the first day of the war, carried out the restoration of transmission system facilities near Vasylkiv, Hostomel, and Novi Petrivtsi — the hottest spots in the Kyiv region — were honored with awards.
[107] Also in May 2022, the Cabinet of Ministers awarded DTEK energy workers working in combat conditions with an honorary certificate "For Courage".
[108] Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, DTEK Group has been purchasing protective equipment for the military, medicines and grocery kits for Ukrainians, as well as supporting internally displaced persons.
[109] Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion of russia, the DTEK Group has directed UAH 1.3 billion / 32.3 million USD to support the Armed Forces of Ukraine and humanitarian goals.
[110] The company provided more than 50,000 liters of fuel and 450 tons of coal for evacuation trains, more than 20,000 units of medicines to the Armed Forces and communities.
[112][113] In total, during the full-scale war, the company transferred 158 vehicles from its own fleet, including SUVs and mini-buses, which are used for public defense tasks.
[114][115] DTEK Group have experienced seven large-scale attack on its infrastructure since March 22, 2024, when russia launched its biggest offensive against Ukraine's energy system since the full-scale invasion in 2022.
[117][58] In 2024, DTEK invests almost UAH 4 billion to repair and restore TPPs affected by the massive attacks on the energy sector over the past three months.
[126] In an interview with Radio Svoboda in March 2022, Akhmetov said that the worst thing in Russia's war against Ukraine is that civilians are suffering and dying.