UAH 5 million was transferred to pay salaries to miners at the Nadezhda mine
Centrenergo PJSC transferred UAH 5 million to Nadezhda Mine CJSC, which will be used to pay off miners' wage arrears.
The Ministry of Energy turned to JSC "Centerenergo" with a proposal to provide an advance payment in the amount of UAH 5 million for the coal products of the Nadezhda mine. The funds have already been transferred to the mine's accounts. They will be used to pay the salaries of miners.
In addition, on August 31, at the request of the Ministry of Energy, SE “Kalushskaya CHP-NOVA” transferred UAH 3.7 million to the “Nadezhda” mine, which were also directed to pay wages.
“The Ministry is taking all possible measures to ensure the payment of wages to the miners of Nadezhda. We are analyzing options for how the enterprise will continue to function, and in the near future we will present our action plan. I would like to emphasize that those who brought the enterprise to such a difficult situation should be punished, ”she said. Minister of Energy Olga Buslavets.
As previously reported, the financial audit of Shahata Nadezhda CJSC, conducted by specialists from the Ministry of Energy, revealed numerous violations in the activities of the previous management of the enterprise, which led to significant losses and wage arrears for miners. This debt is about UAH 50 million. The Ministry handed over the audit materials to the Prosecutor General's Office and the Security Service of Ukraine for further investigation of violations.