27.03.2025 Business of Occupiers

Centrenergo continues to cooperate with a company in Medvedchuk’s orbit

The state-owned company Centrenergo signed contracts worth UAH 18 million with Kharkivenergoremont-Holding LLC, co-owned by Lyudmyla Kuzyara, the wife of Serhiy Kuzyara, a key figure in the criminal case of illegal coal supplies from the temporarily occupied territories.

Who is involved in the scheme?

Serhiy Kuzyara is a longtime associate of Viktor Medvedchuk. According to the investigation, it was Kuziara who organized the scheme to supply coal from the L/DNR in 2014-2015. His connections in the coal sector and personal contacts with militant leaders allowed him to sell anthracite from the occupied territories to Ukraine under the guise of supplies from third countries.

According to law enforcement, all the proceeds from the sale of this coal through affiliated companies and cryptocurrency exchanges went to Medvedchuk, and part of the money was used to finance terrorist organizations.

Centrenergo and million-dollar tenders: where did the money go?

Despite these facts, Centrenergo continues to cooperate with the company associated with Kuzyara. In particular, UAH 3 million was allocated for repair work at Zmiivska TPP, and UAH 4.42 million for the repair of a turbine at Odesa TPP.

Kharkivenergoremont-Holding was the only bidder at Odesa TPP, which raises doubts about the transparency of the contractor selection. The company also has a dubious reputation. Its co-founder was Oleksandr Bendus, who is involved in criminal cases in Russia for tax evasion.

Despite the criminal cases, Centrenergo continues to sign contracts with a company that has direct ties to Medvedchuk.

We do not know how a company affiliated with the scandalous Medvedchuk case continues to operate and win tenders, so we filed a complaint with the regulatory authorities.

We would like to remind you that according to our previous materials, the BES in Kyiv region (№ 72024111100000036 of 04.09.2024 under Part 3 of Article 212 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) and the Obukhiv District Prosecutor’s Office of Kyiv region (№ 42025112340000061 entered information under Part 1 of Article 366 of the Criminal Code of Ukraine) initiated criminal proceedings, which are not being investigated for unknown reasons.

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