The supervisory boards in the companies of the Naftogaz Group will be replaced amid an energy-sector scandal related to an NABU investigation. This was reported in a statement by Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko.
Details
The government has approved an action plan to renew the supervisory boards and executive bodies of state-owned companies in the fuel and energy sector, Svyrydenko wrote. According to her, the key task is updating management through the formation of new supervisory boards for all state-owned companies in the energy sector.
At Naftogaz, a competitive selection for the supervisory board must be conducted, as well as the formation of the executive bodies of the Naftogaz Group (Ukrgazvydobuvannia JSC, Ukrnafta JSC, Gas Distribution Networks of Ukraine LLC), Svyrydenko noted.
A day earlier, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced a reboot of state energy companies. At Naftogaz of Ukraine, the contracts of the current supervisory board expire in January of next year, so the competition for positions on the supervisory board must be announced and held in such a way that the new board can start working as early as January 2026, the president said.
Background
On 12 November, Svitlana Hrynchuk submitted her resignation from the post of Minister of Energy of Ukraine.
According to media reports, the current head of Naftogaz of Ukraine NJSC, Serhii Koretskyi, is being considered for the position of Minister of Energy of Ukraine.
