A logistics company was left without electricity after the distribution to its electrical installations was terminated. Electricity was distributed through the technological electrical networks of a state-owned enterprise under the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine. The state-owned enterprise terminated distribution without the approval of the distribution system operator, DTEK Kyiv Electric Grids PJSC.
A joint-use agreement for the technological electrical networks was in force between the state-owned enterprise and the distribution system operator. It became effective pursuant to a court decision upheld by the courts of appeal and cassation. However, the state-owned enterprise maintained that the agreement did not oblige it to connect the company’s electrical installations.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed that the state-owned enterprise was required to ensure the technical capability to distribute electricity to sub-consumers. At the same time, it noted that the Ministry itself was not a party to the agreement. Meanwhile, the company remained without electricity, while the parties continued to shift responsibility to one another.
The Council contacted the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine and the state-owned enterprise, requesting that they ensure proper performance of the agreement and restore electricity distribution to the company’s electrical installations.
The Council also contacted the State Energy Supervision Inspectorate of Ukraine and requested that it verify the state-owned enterprise’s compliance with the technical requirements for operating electrical networks and, if any violations were identified, take the measures provided for by law.
Following the Council’s intervention, electricity distribution to the company’s electrical installations was restored, enabling the company to continue its business operations without disruptions to its power supply.
