During the same period, the company installed 16 new modules for dispensing liquefied gas. In addition, the company updated the appearance and sales areas of 45 gas stations in a new modern format. In total, the company invested more than 500 million hryvnias in these works.
Thus, at the end of 2020, the OKKO network included 410 gas stations, 287 gas modules, and 27 restaurants at gas stations. Also, 50 charging points for electric vehicles operate in Ukrainian cities and on major highways.
“Our network has not been growing “aggressively” in the number of gas stations for a long time; our focus is on quality service, on the maximum of services in one territory: from “refuel” to “eat”, pick up a parcel, buy everything you need in the store at the gas station,” comments Vice President of the OKKO network Oleksandr Hehedysh. “But this does not mean that we are not opening new gas stations at all. The road infrastructure of Ukraine is changing, so it is logical that we are also reviewing the map of our network. At the beginning of the pandemic, we were forced to curtail some development projects, but since mid-summer 2020 we have resumed investments.”
OKKO's plans for 2021 include continuing the rebranding of gas stations, aiming for 313 of them (that is, almost 80% of the total) to be equipped in a new modern format by the end of 2021. The installation of gas modules and solar panels at gas stations is also planned.
