Ukraine’s National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) and Specialized Anti-Corruption Prosecutor’s Office (SAPO) said they uncovered a large-scale corruption scheme involving the alleged embezzlement of nearly Hr.170 million ($4 million) from state-owned energy company Energoatom. The case centers on the construction of the Tashlyk Pumped Storage Hydroelectric Power Plant (PSHPP), a critical energy infrastructure project, in southern Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region.JOIN US ON TELEGRAMFollow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. According to investigators on Tuesday, two people have been named as suspects: the alleged organizer of the scheme, described as the beneficial owner of several companies involved in the project, and a former department head at Atomproektengineering, a separate division of Energoatom. NABU said a company owned by the organizer was responsible for construction at the facility. Despite repeated delays and the company’s entry into bankruptcy proceedings, Energoatom officials allegedly continued to sign additional agreements with the contractor, modify the scope of work, and extend deadlines. Investigators believe this was made possible through the company owner’s influence over Energoatom officials. According to NABU, one of more than 70 additional agreements involved the purchase of an automated control system for the hydropower plant worth more than Hr.305 million ($7.3 million). The equipment was allegedly purchased through a foreign company controlled by the scheme’s organizer, allowing the price to be artificially inflated by nearly Hr.170 million ($4 million).