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Svyrydenko: Government to Overhaul State Firms, Including Energy Sector, After NABU Investigation
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During an investigation by Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU), Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced that the government is preparing a “comprehensive decision” concerning all state-owned companies, including those in the energy sector.
“The government has already taken initial steps: submitting proposals to dismiss two ministers, imposing sanctions on individuals named in NABU’s materials, and launching a reboot of Energoatom —suspending its leadership and initiating an audit of the company. We are preparing a comprehensive decision regarding all state-owned companies, including those in the energy sector. We are conducting audits and have instructed supervisory boards to review operations, especially in the area of procurement,” she wrote on Telegram on November 13.
Svyrydenko noted that during a full-scale war—when the Russia attacks the energy system daily and the country lives under rolling blackout schedules—any corruption is unacceptable.
“The enemy continues shelling every night. Our challenge remains unchanged—to provide light, gas, and heat to every Ukrainian family,” she wrote.
She said she remains in constant contact with the regions. Repairs are ongoing 24/7—both at Ukrenergo substations and at power generation facilities. Additional backup power sources are being activated. Rolling blackout schedules remain in place, but thanks to joint efforts, their duration is decreasing. She thanked energy workers for their daily work under extremely difficult conditions.
Svyrydenko noted that the government will allocate $24.3 million to eliminate the consequences of strikes in the most affected frontline regions—93 communities across the Dnipropetrovsk, Donetsk, Zaporizhzhia, Mykolaiv, Odesa, Kherson, Sumy, Kharkiv, and Chernihiv regions.
According to Svyrydenko, funding will be directed toward five areas: building and equipping shelters, providing additional protection for key infrastructure, emergency response operations, repairing utility networks, and creating fuel reserves.
Earlier, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree putting into effect fresh sanctions against two businessmen linked to a major corruption investigation involving the country’s energy sector.
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