People's deputy Yaroslav Zhelezniak found himself at the epicenter of the scandal after ministries and energy companies accused him of spreading false information. The first to draw attention to this were representatives of the Ministry of Energy and Ukrenergo, who refuted the politician's statements regarding the state of energy projects in Ukraine.
On January 16, Zheleznyak stated that the Ukrenergo company had connected only part of the promised gas generation capacity to the grid - only 168 MW of the promised 1,000 MW. In response, "Ukrenergo" denied these data, stating that the information is false. A day earlier, on January 15, the deputy accused the Ministry of Energy of intending to raise tariffs due to the completion of the Khmelnytsky NPP, which was also denied.
And although these accusations caused a sharp reaction in energy circles, the "Voice" party has long been rumored about Zheleznyak's ambitions to become the head of "Ukrenergo". Several colleagues of the member of parliament point out that his interests in energy are not accidental, and he was promised a high position in one of the supervisory boards of energy companies supported by Western partners.
The scandal has made many wonder if Zheleznyak's false statements are part of a political strategy to achieve his ambitions on the energy front after a possible change of power in Ukraine.
