GPU investigates the rising cost of coal from South Africa after its importation into the country
The chief Prosecutor's office of Ukraine (PGO) is investigating the fact of increase in the price of South African coal After its delivery to the site of Ukraine.
Investigators of the main investigation Department of the GPU November 6 was initiated criminal proceedings on the fact of assigning officials OJSC " Tsentrenergo ", SE " vital-press " and a number of other organizations of public funds in large sizes. One of the test scenes is the conclusion in the last month of summer of the current year of the contract for the purchase of coal dubious quality in South Africa. Former acting Minister of energy and coal industry of Ukraine Yuriy Prodan was also questioned on the case as a witness.
" regarding coal prices, we can accept certain arguments. The contract cost of coal $ 86 on delivery at the port of Ilyichevsk Odessa or, at the same time as the cost of coal from South Africa in the same period in the same ports of Western Europe did not exceed $ 70. After arrival on site Ukraine at a price of $ 86 in the port really CHP coal came at the price of $ 130. So we are looking for, where to this price was calculatevalue those dollars, " quoted the Ukrainian news Agency UNN chief of the main investigation Department of the GPU Sviatoslav Laganja. Authorized HCP said that they consider the price at which you purchased coal from South Africa are too high, but willing to listen to arguments.
in early December, the Director of the organization " vital-press " was arrested for embezzlement because of purchases of low-quality coal from South Africa. According to investigators, he abused his official position, and knowing about the low quality coal, finished the contract with the British company " Steel Mont Trading Ltd to purchase one million tons of coal from South Africa. However, in the end, repeated signing additional documents to the specified contract, the actual cost of purchased coal increased from the initial $ 86 per ton up to 134 USD. So, the organization acquired initially low-quality coal totaling almost $ 30 million, the police consider.
Ukraine is experiencing a shortage of gas and coal for heat, and Thus to produce electricity. Gas country saves by reducing procurement in the Russian Federation, coal shortage connected with the power operation in the Donbass, where is the vast number of coal mines in the country.
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