OREANDA-NEWS. In 2012, DTEK has allocated over 2.8 billion hryvnias for sustainable development projects, having doubled the last year’s investments. This amount includes investments in social development projects in towns where the company operates as well as health, safety and environmental projects.

The significant growth in investments is attributable to the expansion of the company and increased spending on environmental and occupational safety and social development. DTEK has doubled its investments in social partnership programmes with the towns where its enterprises are located to 63 million hryvnias compared to 2011.

“DTEK is committed not only to raising the safety standards and minimizing its impact on the environment but also to developing the regions where our companies are located,” said DTEK's Director for External Affairs Aleksandr Tolkach. “We have developed long-term social partnership strategies that let us focus on our priorities, monitor and assess project implementation. DTEK's long-term strategic task is to raise the living standards in the towns of its operation. In 2013, we are planning to invest over 120 million hryvnias in social partnership programmes, with a total of 350 million hryvnias to be spent in the next three years.”

Last year, DTEK spent over 514 million hryvnias on maintenance of social and non-industrial facilities. The largest share of costs lies with the maintenance and repairs of boiler houses, recreational facilities, catering establishments, rest centres, housing and sports facilities.

Social partnership

In 2012, DTEK transferred to mid-tem planning and development of three-year social partnerships strategies with the regions where our companies are located. The strategies were developed jointly with the municipal authorities, self-governance bodies and representatives of business and local communities by discussing the most vital issues. Eighteen working groups comprised of 747 representatives of municipal authorities, business and local communities were set up to work on the strategies. They have selected the priority objectives and prepared the action plans.

DTEK's social partnership strategies with the regions where our companies are located for 2013-2015 were approved by the town councils of Kurakhovo (including Mariinskiy district), Zugres, Schastia (including Petrovka village), Energodar, Zelenodolsk, Dobrotvir, Burshtyn, Ladyzhyn, Pavlograd, Pershotravensk, Ternivka, Kirovske, Dobropillia (including towns of Bilozerske and Belitske and Novodonetske village), Mospino, Rovenky and Sverdlovsk, and Pavlograd and Petropavlovsk districts.