An Energoatom plant in the Mykolaiv region was denied permission to open a case regarding embezzlement

During an inspection at one of Energoatom’s facilities, 12 road slabs—which had previously been accepted and paid for as part of construction work—could not be located. 

The Center for Public Investigations looked into the details of the case.

According to the investigation, construction work on the premises of the Repair and Mechanical Plant of the "Atomenergomash" branch was carried out under a contract signed in March 2024. The contractor was PJSC “Specialized Installation Department No. 24.”

In September of that same year, 50 Pd3-16 road slabs were added to the certificate of completion. They were listed as materials for the construction project, and their cost was included in the payment for the work performed.

In March 2026, the plant conducted a follow-up inspection. At that time, the commission was unable to locate 12 of the slabs that had previously been accepted and paid for.

Following this, representatives of the state-owned enterprise “NAEKEnergoatom” filed a report with the police regarding a possible criminal offense. However, law enforcement did not enter the information into the Unified Register of Pre-trial Investigations, and an internal audit of the plant also failed to identify those responsible for the missing property.

Also in June, as reported by Intent, the National Anti-Corruption Bureau and the Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office uncovered an alleged scheme to embezzle funds from the state-owned enterprise “NAEK ‘Energoatom’” during the completion of the Tashlyk Pumped-Storage Power Plant, located in the Mykolaiv region. The state may have suffered losses of nearly 170 million hryvnias due to the purchase of equipment at inflated prices.

Анна Літман