The Chervonohrad enrichment plant in Lviv region has been brought to a standstill. Without it, the region's state-owned mines could shut down, threatening Ukraine's stable electricity supply.
Shutdown of a key factory
Chervonohrad Central Processing Plant, which supplies state-owned mines in Lviv and Volyn, has been shut down. The reason for this was the deliberate destabilisation of the enterprise amid corruption schemes.
Without stable operations, state-owned mines cannot operate fully. This directly affects the country's electricity production.
Large-scale theft of coal
Law enforcement officers exposed multimillion-dollar schemes to steal state-owned coal at Lviv mines. The losses to the budget amount to millions of hryvnias.
The situation makes it difficult to prepare for the heating season. If the government does not intervene, Ukrainians may face power cuts this winter.
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Chervonogradskaya CPP is a key link for the operation of mines in Lviv and Volyn regions. Corruption schemes and coal theft threaten the country's energy security.
Experts call on the government to urgently intervene to stabilise the situation and prevent an energy crisis.
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