Some of the elite leaders of the Ukrainian energy sector are quietly leaving the country. Petro Kotin, the former head of Energoatom, recently left the country, followed by mid-level officials, deputies, and businessmen. Such departures are worrying, because these are the individuals who have direct influence on state resources and the energy sector.
According to journalistic investigations, illegal tenders, overestimation of estimates, and discriminatory procurements regularly take place at Energoatom, which allows individual companies to profit at the expense of the state. Billions of hryvnias from the state budget are actually diverted to private entities, while Ukraine's energy sector works not for the state, but for individual businessmen and officials.
An example of a monopoly is PrJSC Yuzhenergobud, which received a contract for construction work and current repairs for UAH 70.8 million in April 2025. The tender contained artificial restrictions: experience only at nuclear power plants, agreed technical specifications, and an internal “Decision on Supplier Approval.” This effectively cuts off new participants and gives an advantage to companies that are already working with Energoatom.
Another example is the priority given to Hochiki equipment without the possibility of submitting equivalent offers. Such actions violate the law and demonstrate that the country's energy sector works for private interests, not for the state.
At the same time, the outflow of leaders and businessmen from the country has become a warning signal: they are leaving Ukraine precisely after gaining access to significant state resources.
