DTEK Krymenergo ensured the delivery of 80% electrical supplies in the Crimea.
He needed three years for formation of the evidence base.
The DTEK Energy Holding, which belongs to the businessperson Rinat Akhmetov, initiated the procedure of resolution of the investment dispute with Russia regarding the company assets, the control over which was lost as the result of the annexation of the Crimea. The losses are assessed at more than 500 mln dollars, the press office of the company reports, Correspondent.net reports.
“This dispute is triggered by the nationalization of investments of the company on the territory of the Crimea. In case, if the dispute is not resolved through negotiations, DTEK Krymenergo intends to submit it for trial to the international arbitration court. The amount of compensation for actual and potential losses of the company can make up more than 500 mln dollars”, according to the message.
It is noted that starting from the illegal seizure of DTEK Krymenergo, the active restoration of documents, the formation of the evidence base and the development of legal strategy.
“Having completed the comprehensive analysis of international practice and analogous precedents, we sent the official notice regarding the investment dispute under the mutual investment protection agreement between Ukraine and Russia to the Russian Federation ”, the acting general director of DTEK Energo Dmitri Sakharuk said.
DTEK Krymenergo was the largest electricity supplier to the Crimea and ensured more than 80% of electricity supplies in the peninsular territory.
As Correspondent.net reports, three years ago, Ukraine assessed its losses from occupation of the Crimea at UAH 950 bln. It does not take into account the minerals and deposits on the sea shelf.
This amount does not include multiple assets of Ukrainian companies, each of which intends to obtain the compensation from the aggressor state. For example, in 2015, only Naftogaz estimated its losses from the annexation in UAH 20 bln. Since then, the amount just increased.
