Three participants of the scheme to steal electricity worth UAH 716 million put on the wanted list

25 January 13:54

The NABU and the SAPO have put three people on the wanted list suspected of participating in a scheme to seize state electricity worth UAH 716 million. This was reported by the press services of the anti-corruption agencies, reports комерсант

“The NABU and the SAPO are looking for three participants in the scheme to seize electricity from NPC Ukrenergo. These are the organiser of the scheme, the director of a department at NPC Ukrenergo and the chairman of a commercial bank. As a reminder, the scheme to seize electricity from NPC Ukrenergo and legalise the proceeds from its sale was uncovered by the NABU and the SAPO on 11 January. The amount of losses is over UAH 716 million,”

– nABU said.

In turn, the Specialised Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office reported that a preventive measure in the form of detention had been imposed on the suspect in the organisation of the scheme in absentia. He will be sent to court for the application of this measure immediately after his arrest.

Details of the case

on 11 January 2024, the NABU and the SAPO served four people with a notice of suspicion of implementing a scheme to illegally seize electricity from the state-owned company Ukrenergo and legalise the proceeds.

According to investigators, at the beginning of the full-scale Russian invasion, a company that regularly purchased electricity from Ukrenergo suddenly stopped paying for it. However, the head of Ukrenergo’s department did not impose sanctions on the company or stop the sale. In this situation, the payment was guaranteed by a commercial bank, whose chairman of the board made the decision unilaterally in violation of the procedure.

The company that received electricity from Ukrenergo sold it to real market participants, but did not pay the state-owned enterprise, but withdrew the money to foreign accounts. The bank that guaranteed the payment refused to reimburse the money.

Thus, the case involves the organiser of the scheme, the director of a private enterprise, the director of a Ukrenergo department and the chairman of a commercial bank. Law enforcement is looking for three of them.

The anti-corruption authorities report that UAH 721 million held in the accounts of the companies involved in the scheme have been seized.

Остафійчук Ярослав
Editor