MT26 Energy Seminar – Week 4: Power Under Fire: What Ukraine’s Energy System Teaches the World
Mr Maksym Timchenko, CEO, DTEK
- Start Monday 02 Nov 2026 5:15pm
- Finish Tuesday 03 Nov 2026 6:30pm
- Venue School of Geography & the Environment
- Postcode OX1 3QY
THIS IS AN IN PERSON AND ONLINE EVENT
Summary: Maksym Timchenko, CEO, DTEK will talk about drawing on DTEK’s experience of operating and rebuilding critical energy infrastructure during wartime and could touch on topics such as restoring power under continued attack, investing in new wind generation and battery storage during the war, attracting international financing, and the wider lessons for energy securing and resilience in the UK and Europe.
Speaker: Maksym Timchenko is Chief Executive of DTEK Group, having led the company since its foundation in 2005. Under his leadership, DTEK has grown to become Ukraine’s largest private energy group, with a presence in 24 countries.
Maksym has played a critical role in preserving power supplies to millions of Ukrainians in the face of Russian attacks since 2014. Since the full-scale invasion in 2022, Maksym has directed the rebuilding of destroyed energy infrastructure and fast-tracked new, more resilient energy assets in pursuit of greater energy security – including Ukraine’s largest windfarm and battery storage project. In total, DTEK has invested €2.4 billion between 2022 and 2026 – more than any other company during the war.
A leading proponent of Ukraine’s integration into Europe’s energy system, he has long championed deeper cross-border energy connections, market reforms at home and partnerships with international businesses to channel foreign investment towards Ukraine.