Russian Rosatom State Atomic Energy Corporation denies sending equipment to the Crimea
State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom states that the company did not supply equipment for thermal power plants under construction in Crimea because the contract for the construction of thermal plants on the occupied peninsula was not completed.
“All-Russia Research Institute of Automatics (VNIIA), named after N.L. Dukhov and a part of Rosatom, diversifies export markets and takes part in all competitions. And the fact that we win with our technology APCS (Automatic Process Control System) is the best proof of the competitiveness of products. However, it is not necessary to talk about the supply of equipment to Crimea as the bid for the construction of thermal power plants did not take place,” the statement from the company’s press-service read.
Before that, Kommersant reported that the deputy director general of the corporation, Director of Directorate for Nuclear Weapons Complex Ivan Kamenskikh, acknowledged in his statement that in May, the All-Russia Research Institute of Automatics won the contract “for the supply of APCS equipment for thermal power plants in Sevastopol (two units with a capacity of 235 MW) and in Simferopol (two units with a capacity of 235 MW).”
The press service of the State Corporation Rosatom in Ukraine, Krym.Realii, refused to comment on the fact that they won the contract for the supply of equipment for the annexed Crimea before they receive the company management’s official response from Moscow.
It was also reported that Rosatom may face sanctions for supplying equipment in the occupied Crimea.
After the annexation of Crimea by Russia, the US and EU imposed sanctions against companies operating on the peninsula. The sanctions include a ban on the export of products and technologies for transport development, telecommunication and energy. Rosatom, which is actively operating in the markets of the US and Europe, has not yet been subjected to sanctions.