Six detained in power grid bribery case

In St. Petersburg, six people have been detained in a criminal case involving corruption in connecting facilities to electrical grids. Investigative actions, including searches, were conducted the day before.

The investigative department for the Primorsky District of the city«s Main Investigative Directorate of the Investigative Committee has initiated a series of criminal cases.

Four employees of the power grid organization are accused of taking bribes: these include the deputy head of the Sertolovsky district electrical networks, the senior master of the service for implementing quality services and electricity metering, the senior master of the network section of the Central district electrical networks, and the lead specialist of the department for preparing technical conditions and assignments.

Separately, cases have been initiated against two businessmen for giving bribes and mediation.

According to investigators, one of the accused, the deputy head of the Sertolovsky RES, received 350,000 rubles (approximately $3,700 at current rates) through an intermediary from February to April 2025 for accelerating the installation of metering devices in the Vsevolozhsky district.

Other employees, according to case materials, took from 190,000 to 432,000 rubles (approximately $2,000 to $4,500 at current rates) for assisting in speeding up procedures and ensuring a priority connection point for facilities.

The issue of choosing a preventive measure is being decided for the detainees.

The official statement from investigators does not mention the name of the employer company.

However, the specified amounts and positions of those involved coincide with information about searches that took place the day before, including at «Rossety Lenenergo».

As previously reported by the publication «Fontanka», investigators believe that the same intermediary transferred money to employees of the enterprise for connecting a commercial premises and advertising billboards.