““The National Energy Company Ukrenergo ordered the Luhansk Energy Union LLC to pay a debt of one hundred million for the services provided in the occupied Luhansk region in the period from March to June 2022.”, — write: epravda.com.ua
“The National Energy Company Ukrenergo sentenced the Luhansk Energy Association LLC to a debt of one hundred million for the services provided in the occupied Luhansk region in the period from February 24 to June 2022. This is evidenced by the court’s decision dated November 4. Private Joint Stock Company “National The energy company “Ukrenergo” appealed to the court to pay the debt and fines. It is about fulfilling the requirements of the contract from 05/03/2019, in connection with which arrears and fines were charged for the settlement of electric energy imbalances. In court, LEO representatives noted that the amounts of electric energy imbalances, on which the arrears are calculated, are unreliable, and the amount of the arrears is unfounded. Advertisement: The energy company referred to the fact that with On February 24, 2022, active hostilities began in the territory of Luhansk region, the Russian Federation occupied the territorial communities of Luhansk region. Russian formations seized the administrative buildings of LEO and forcibly seized the company’s property. Advertisement: In addition, military actions destroyed electrical networks, as a result of which it was impossible to supply electricity. At the same time, the court noted that according to the list of territories on which hostilities are (were) being conducted or which are temporarily occupied by the Russian Federation, which was approved by the order of the Ministry on Reintegration of Temporarily Occupied Territories on December 22, 2022, part of Luhansk Oblast was not temporarily occupied on February 24, 2022. and during February-July 2022. We are talking about Severodonetsk, Starobilsky, Svativsky districts. That is, the court critically assessed the LEO’s statement that it was precisely from 24.02.2022 that it completely lost the opportunity to perform the disputed contract throughout the entire territory of Luhansk region in full. The court also rejected the LEO’s reference to the certificate of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Ukraine dated 26.06.2023, with which it certified force majeure circumstances that made it impossible to perform the disputed contract from 24.02.2022. As a result, the court ordered to collect from “Luhansk Energy Union” LLC: debt for services actually provided (principal debt) for the period: the second decade of March 2022 to the first decade of May 2022, inclusive, in the amount of UAH 62.57 million; UAH 4 million (inflationary increase) UAH; UAH 510.7 thousand (3% per annum). debt for actually rendered services (principal debt) for the settlement period of March, April, June 2022 (adjustment/settlement), in the amount of UAH 51.11 million, UAH 790 thousand (inflationary increase); UAH 390,000 (3% per annum). arrears for actually rendered services (principal debt) for settlement (adjustment) for March 2022 in the amount of: UAH 441,000, UAH 3,000 (inflationary increase) UAH; 3 thousand (3% per annum). LLC “Luhansk Energy Association” is part of the group of Russian businessman Konstantin Hrygoryshyn. One of the beneficiaries is his manager Olena Umanska. Head – Volodymyr Hrytsai. In 2022, the company changed its place of registration from Luhansk to Vinnytsia.
