The Anakonda project - the purchase of an energy bridge Poland-Belarus brought 15 million zł losses. The vice presidents of ENEA SA were detained
The Poznań Regional Office of the CBA detained two former members of the management board of the ENEA SA energy company. The case concerns an unfavorable contract signed in 2011 for the purchase of a power line to link Poland with Belarus. The state-owned company was to lose at least 15 million zlotys.
The Regional Office of the CBA in Poznań, under the supervision of the Wielkopolska Terrain Division of the Department for Organized Crime and Corruption of the Public Prosecutor's Office in Poznań, is investigating the failure to perform duties and the economic disruption of ENEA S.A. causing damage to property in large sizes.
The case investigated by the CBA concerns the purchase for over 15.25 million zł by ENEA S.A. company a package of more than half of the shares of A., which was the owner of a part of the 110 kV overhead power line from Brześć to Wólka Dobrzyńska.
The transaction took place in August 2011. The purchase was made from Z. Ltd. company from a tax heaven, to a Cyprus law entity. At the same time, the appearance of a favorable undertaking for the ENEA SA was made - to create an energy "bridge" to serve for export and transit of energy through the Belarus system to the Polish and EU market.
The CBA findings indicate that the energy "bridge" was purchased by Enea without sufficient analysis. It was also known that the purchase of shares in A. company was not necessary for electricity trading through Belarus. The line did not have enough power. No trade agreements were previously concluded and there was nothing to be transferred. In addition, it turned out that the power line had already been leased in full for many years (until 2025) to another company owned by a Cyprus company Z. Ltd.
In the course of the investigation conducted by the CBA, it was established that the members of the Management Board of ENEA SA, failed to fulfill their obligations, acting jointly and in consultation with other persons, and for the purpose of obtaining financial benefits by another person, they concluded a contract and transferred to the account of a Cyprian bank in Larnaca a dozen million zł in a situation, when the purchased company did not conduct any economic activity at that time, only generated losses.
The CBA findings indicate that the vice presidents of the management board of ENEA SA who were detained (Maksymilian G and Krzysztof Z.) have inflicted damage to the property of managed energy company in large sizes of no less than 15.25 million zł.
Persons detained by the CBA were charged in the Wielkopolska Department of the National Prosecutor's Office in Poznań.
Earlier, in June 2017, Maksymilian G. was detained by the CBA agents in an investigation against a multi-person group dealing with the issuance of unreliable VAT invoices and their sale, in order to reduce tax liabilities, as well as appropriation of money and extorting EU funds. He was accused of authorizing the perpetration of crimes committed by two other detainees regarding multi-million tax depletions and money laundering.