More than a billion hryvnias of budget funds allocated for the restoration of the energy sector after Russian shelling could have been spent through related firms with no work experience. These are contracts for the Trypilska and Zmiivska TPPs, which are part of the state-owned company Centerenergo. This is stated in the investigation of the project "On the Edge".
According to journalists, three companies received state contracts — LLC "Spetshimresurs", LLC "GS Group Development" and LLC "Technorishenskaya". The total amount of the concluded contracts is almost one billion hryvnias. The largest amount of funds — over 730 million hryvnias — was received by the company "GS Group Development". Another about 105 million hryvnias went to "Spetshimresurs" and over 78 million — to "Technorishenskaya".
The investigation notes that these companies were purchased shortly before receiving state contracts and after the contracts were completed, some of them were resold again. In particular, LLC "Technorishennaya", which received contracts from Centerenergo, Trypilska and Zmiivska TPPs for over 78 million hryvnias, changed owners after the contracts were completed. Currently, legal proceedings are ongoing due to untimely delivery of equipment and underdelivery of goods.
Journalists claim that companies received contracts using documents with signs of forgery. Tender offers included certificates of alleged experience in performing similar work, although in fact the companies had no income and did not carry out similar activities. According to the tax service, such transactions were not reflected in the financial statements.
In 2023, Oleksiy Beskupsky, a former employee of PJSC "Shakhta Nadiya", became the director and founder of LLC "Technorishennaya". Before that, the company provided special equipment services for the same mine, where Beskupsky was responsible for logistics. According to investigators, he also appears in criminal proceedings related to purchases by the state enterprise "Volynvugol", and is also the head of the charitable foundation "Ukraine for Children".
The company's accountant was Iryna Bezuglova, who later worked for other firms involved in the scheme. Journalists also noted that several companies used the same IP address for their operations, which could indicate joint management.
Another company, LLC “Spetshimresurs”, is headed by Yulia Korenivska, a former employee of the charity fund “Ukraine for Children”. She is a linguist by education, is engaged in culinary blogs and publishes books with smoothie recipes. After re-registration, the company began to receive government contracts from Centrenergo and Trypilska TPP for more than 100 million hryvnias.
At the same time, as noted in the material, some of the work was performed untimely or of inadequate quality. Currently, the courts are considering Centerenergo's claims against "Spetshimresurs" for compensation for damages in the amount of about 47 million hryvnias.
The third company, GS Group Development LLC, after a change of ownership received government contracts worth over 730 million hryvnias. Its director was Ihor Chaplynsky, who previously worked at the state-owned enterprise Volynvugol and had professional contacts with Oleksiy Beskupsky.
Journalists note that the company also did not have the necessary permits to perform work of increased complexity in the energy industry, in particular permits for labor protection and industrial safety.
The material emphasizes that Trypilska and Zmiivska TPPs are part of the structure of the state-owned company Centrenergo, and large-scale contracts were mostly concluded under direct agreements. Therefore, according to the authors of the investigation, such decisions could hardly have been made without the knowledge of the company's management.
Journalists also note that in 2023, the supervisory board of Centrenergo was headed by Andriy Gota, the former head of the office of the head of the President's Office, Andriy Yermak. In 2024, the company also changed its head, explaining this by the need to promptly respond to the destruction of energy infrastructure after Russian attacks.
According to investigators, the companies that received the contracts were linked through common directors, accountants, acquaintances, and previous projects. Some of them were also involved in criminal proceedings related to state procurement in the coal industry.
The authors of the article emphasize that during the period of mass blackouts and constant Russian attacks on energy infrastructure, the restoration of TPPs was of critical importance for the country's energy security. At the same time, significant funds could be directed to contracts for companies that had no experience in restoring energy facilities.
