Why is DTEK launching a battery storage facility in Ukraine?

REUTERS/Valentyn Ogirenko/File photo Purchase Licensing Rights KYIV, Sept 11 (Reuters) - Ukrainian private energy firm DTEK has launched the country's largest battery storage facility to ensure stable power supplies in the face of Russian attacks on Ukraine's energy sector, the company said on Thursday.

How important are energy storage systems in Ukraine?

"In the context of large-scale attacks on Ukraine's energy system, the role of energy storage systems has become just as fundamental as energy generation itself," said energy minister Svitlana Grinchuk. ($1 = 0.8554 euros)

How much did DTEK invest in a battery storage system?

DTEK said its total investment in the project amounted to 125 million euros ($146.13 million). Six battery storage systems have been connected to the power grid in the capital Kyiv and Dnipropetrovsk regions in eastern Ukraine, it said.