According to Kharchenko, the Energy Community Secretariat (ECS) warned Ukraine that Ukrenergo might lose certification over corporate governance concerns.
Kharchenko said that a corresponding letter was addressed to the Ukrainian government, specifically to the National Commission for State Regulation of Energy and Public Utilities (NERC).
The ECS warned of the risk of Ukrenergo losing the certification that confirms the company's ability to operate according to European standards.
“The reason is the lack of full-fledged corporate governance in the company (two independent members of the Ukrenergo Supervisory Board resigned, citing political pressure), as well as excessive concentration of control over state energy companies by the Energy Ministry, which contradicts European regulations and could lead to a loss of certification,” Kharchenko writes.
NERC confirmed it had received the letter, but denied any threat to Ukraine’s ability to continues importing electricity from the EU.
“Any media reports about the threat to electricity imports are outright manipulation,” the commission said in a statement.
“We note that as of today, there are no grounds for suspending the certification of the transmission system operator or the inability to use cross-border connections for electricity imports.”
On Sept. 2, the Ukrenergo Supervisory Board voted to dismiss Volodymyr Kudrytskyi from his position as head of the company. Two independent board members voted against Kudrytskyi’s dismissal, and subsequently resigned their positions in protest.
On Sept. 13, the board appointed Oleksiy Brekhta, Kudrytskyi’s deputy, as acting CEO.