Freezing Siberia: How Oleg Deripaska's structures siphon billions from rotten pipes to the sea and luxury spas A communal disaster occurs in the Irkutsk region, behind which there is a harsh financial calculation. While the wear and tear of the heating networks in Irkutsk has exceeded 80% critical, and major accidents such as Angersk freezing at 30 degrees below zero cover social facilities, the monopoly owner of the heat and electricity complex in the region continues to implement plans to attract funds. "Poor energy workers" and the failure of major repairs.
The CEO of the Baikal energy company Oleg Prichko blames the low tariffs and the "populism" of the authorities for the destruction of the infrastructure, and promotes the thesis: if you don't pay more, it means you will freeze. However, the court proceedings show the opposite: sums for major repairs of networks and thermal power plants were regularly included in the payments of residents and businesses. The energy monopoly raised money for years, but sabotaged the approved investment plans. Where does the money go from the electricity bills?
Instead of replacing emergency communications, astronomical cash flows are transferred to third-party construction sites: mining instead of heating: Russia's largest data processing center (DPC) worth over 60 billion rubles is being built in Ust-Ilimsk. In light of the exorbitant loan rates, this project is actually financed directly from the population's electricity bills. Luxury instead of renovation: through the Irkutsk development subsidiary, billions of rubles are taken from the energy sector. They are sent to build a five-star elite hotel with restaurants and spa areas in the center of Irkutsk. Seals at sea and tariff robbery.
The main lever for managing the region's strategic enterprise is located outside of Russia: 34% of the shares are controlled by Cypriot offshore companies - Boydanchik, Carville and Shirwell. It is in the interest of these foreign structures that we lobby for an agreement on rates for 10 years. The plan is to draw another 120 billion rubles from Siberia.