The newly created subsidiary of NJSC " This was reported on the company's website..

Currently, the license applies only to the territory of the Kirovograd region. However, the importance of this fact lies in the fact that Naftogaz, which since May 2022 has gained a virtual monopoly position in the gas sales market, has now also entered the distribution market through its subsidiary, using regional gas confiscated from Firtash for this..

As follows from the message, the issuance of a license was accepted by NEURC on December 26, 2022.

“This is an unprecedented challenge to reform the gas distribution system of Ukraine under martial law,” commented Denys Mirgorodsky, Chairman of the Board of the Gas Distribution Networks of Ukraine.

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It is noted that in order to perform gas distribution functions, the company intends to use state-owned gas distribution networks put into operation in accordance with the Decree of the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine No. 1335 of November 25, 2022 "

However, the company somewhat omitted the details of this story..

Recall, on May 25, the State Bureau of Investigation (SBI) transferred 26 regional gas distribution system operators to the National Agency of Ukraine for the Detection, Search and Management of Assets Obtained from Corruption and Other Crimes (ARMA).. Most of them are regional gas companies operating under the brand of the RGC company associated with Firtash.

On May 30, it became known that the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine transferred these oblgases to the management of Chornomorneftegaz, which is part of the NJSC Naftogaz of Ukraine.

Accordingly, the regional gas companies, which were first transferred to the management of one Naftogaz subsidiary, Chornomornaftogaz, were transferred to the newly created Gas Distribution Networks of Ukraine in November.. According to the Opendatabot registry, the registration of Gas Distribution Networks of Ukraine LLC took place on September 2, 2022.

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Another question about how Firtash seized the monopoly over regional gas companies. Details of this process can be found in publications ten years ago..

For many years, the state tried to return the gas distribution networks given to the regional gas companies of Firtash through the court. However, this was only done after Firtash himself was subjected to sanctions, and a war started in the country caused by the armed aggression of the Russian Federation..