The Security Service of Ukraine, together with the Bureau of Economic Security, exposed a large -scale corruption scheme through which the state -owned enterprise "Zaporozhyeoblenergo" suffered losses in the amount of over UAH 730 million. According to the investigation, the former CEO and commercial director of the enterprise are involved in the organization of the scheme.
According to the SBU, in 2019, toplessers concluded an agreement with an industrial enterprise on the supply of electricity. According to the terms of the contract, the plant had to receive electricity at the 2nd grade tariff-more expensive, since it involves the use of additional infrastructure, such as high-voltage lines.
However, in practice, the industrial object received electricity at the 1st grade tariff, much cheaper. This gave the consumer to the consumer unreasonable benefit, and Zaporizhiaoblenergo lacked hundreds of millions of hryvnias.
Independent expertise confirmed the damage caused in the amount of UAH 730 million. Law enforcement officers also found that the expert of the company illegally gathered confidential information about employees by photographing personal data.
Former executives have been informed about suspicion of an article about a negligence that caused grave consequences. They face up to 5 years in prison.
This is not the first case of large -scale theft of public funds, recorded in 2024–2025. Earlier, the SBU and Beb found that another UAH 153 million could be stolen at the construction of the Podilsky Bridge in Kiev, which former and current officials involved.
