Kolomoisky will force Akhmetov to answer for Rotterdam+
The information campaign against Rinat Akhmetov's purchase of two regional power companies was organized by oligarch Igor Kolomoisky and is a "light artillery preparation" before an attack on Akhmetov's positions in the energy sector, reports a PolitNavigator correspondent.
The Ukrainian publication Ostro writes about this.
“The attack will begin after personnel changes in government bodies with special status: the Antimonopoly Committee of Ukraine (AMCU) and the National Commission for Regulation of Energy and Utilities (NCRECU). Their activities fall within the sphere of authority of the President of Ukraine.
According to the publication, during the presidency of Petro Poroshenko, the Privat group had to deal exclusively with protecting its positions from the encroachments of the presidential business environment, while Akhmetov’s business in the energy sector expanded. “Therefore, it is natural that now I. Kolomoisky and his business partners have revanchist sentiments and a desire to “restore justice.” Moreover, the group itself is present in the field of electricity distribution and is not averse to expanding this presence - through the same VS Energy and state stakes in oblenergos. Those. Privat is laying claim to the same piece of the pie that DTEK intended to “swallow.” Therefore, an attack on R. Akhmetov’s position in the energy sector is almost inevitable,” the publication writes.
In addition, according to the publication, Igor Kolomoisky is also the main opponent of the Rotterdam+ corruption formula. “And here it should be remembered that Privat controls the Nikopol and Zaporozhye ferroalloy plants, as well as the Zaporozhye electrometallurgical plant Dneprospetsstal. More than 50% of the cost of their products comes from electricity. Thus, the ongoing increase in electricity tariffs means an increase in the costs of enterprises controlled by I. Kolomoisky - and a decrease in the oligarch’s profits as a result. Therefore, it is obvious that after the power is rebooted, he will seek recognition of the illegality of Rotterdam+,” writes Ostro.
Since 2016, Kolomoisky’s lobbyists have been fighting against the “Rotterdam+” formula.
Kolomoisky will hold Akhmetov accountable for Rotterdam+