Former Lvivgaz executive to face trial over tariff-gouging scheme
An indictment has been filed against a former member of the board of JSC “Lvivgaz,” who is suspected of manipulating gas distribution tariffs.
This was reported by the Office of the Prosecutor General.
According to the investigation, the scheme allowed for the unjustified inclusion of approximately 3.7 million hryvnias in consumers’ bills.
This involved entering knowingly false data into calculations of standard gas losses—a metric that directly influences tariff setting. The higher the losses included in the calculations, the higher the price for consumers.
Specifically, the documentation artificially inflated the number of worn-out gas pipelines and equipment allegedly in operation for over 25 years. It is precisely such facilities that account for higher volumes of “standard losses.”
The former executive is charged with embezzlement through abuse of office, committed by a group of individuals acting in concert on a particularly large scale, as well as with entering knowingly false information into official documents.
Charges have been filed against top SBU officials who “protected” amber mining operations.
The deputy head of the SBU in Rivne Oblast received over $22,000 from a businessman through the same intermediary in exchange for ensuring unimpeded amber mining.
