BEB exposed former managers of Zaporizhzhiaoblenergo, who caused 730 million hryvnias in losses to the state-owned enterprise
Detectives of the Main Division of the Bureau of Economic Security of Ukraine jointly with the SBU exposed former general and commercial directors of “Zaporizhjiaoblenergo” in official negligence, as a result of which the state enterprise did not receive UAH 730 million. Both former officials have already been charged with suspicion. They are currently abroad and hiding from the investigation.
According to the investigation, the company had a license to distribute electricity in the Zaporizhzhia region and had to conclude contracts with customers under new conditions. In the course of one such contract, officials mistakenly determined the voltage class, which led to the application of a nine-fold lower tariff for the distribution of electricity for an individual consumer.
Such actions violated the Rules of the retail electricity market, as well as the norms of the NCRECP resolutions. The investigation established that official negligence had a systemic nature and lasted for five years. During this period, the state regional energy company did not receive more than UAH 730 million in revenues. The size of the damages was confirmed by the conclusions of a comprehensive forensic and economic examination.
During the pre-trial investigation, the fact of illegal collection and storage of confidential information about the then commercial director of the company was revealed. The former CEO arranged to break into his office through a subordinate who photographed the contents of a personal notebook.
The former director-general was notified of the suspicion of committing criminal offenses provided for in part. 2 Art. 367 (official negligence that led to serious consequences) and ch. 2 Art. 28, ch. 1 Art. 182 (illegal collection and storage of confidential information by prior conspiracy by a group of persons) of the Criminal Code of Ukraine.
The former commercial director is suspected of official negligence under part. 2 Art. 367 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine. Operational support of the case is carried out by the Security Service of Ukraine, procedural management by prosecutors of the Office of the General Prosecutor.
