Nuclear power plantKIEV, Feb 11The National Commission for State Regulation in the Energy and Public Utilities of Ukraine (NEURC) accused DTEK and United Energy, businessmen Rinat Akhmetov and Igor Kolomoisky, of creating an artificial crisis in the energy market and a collapse in electricity prices. «In early February, when all 15 units of the nuclear power plant were put into operation, and electricity consumption decreased due to warming, there was a surplus of electricity in the energy system, which led to a decrease in the price in the day ahead market (DAM), but this situation was significantly exacerbated by market participants with great bargaining power «It is important to note that in January the total demand for RSV from two structures: DTEK Group (together with affiliated companies) and United Energy made up 77% of the total demand. And Energoatom's supply for RSV amounted to 42% of the total supply» , — the press service reported on Facebook. In February, the total demand of the DTEK group and United Energy amounted to 81% of its demand for DAM, and the total supply of NNEGC «Energoatom» and the DTEK group amounted to 39% of the total supply for DAM. According to the regulator, this situation indicates «the enormous bargaining power of individual companies and the monopolization of the market.» «In general, in February, supply on the «day ahead market» increased by 30% (primarily due to an increase in nuclear power generation). But, apart from In addition, some large companies have drastically changed their behavior in the «day ahead market», which has led to a significant price reduction,» the NEURC added. Thus, one group of companies has sharply reduced the price of their bids for the purchase and sale of electricity. Often these bids were priced below the marginal cost, which is contrary to the typical behavior of an electricity seller. 15% higher than the price of the RSV. “Such behavior also contradicts economic logic, because, as a rule, the buyer tries to buy where it is cheaper, and not where it is guaranteed to be more expensive. Such actions of participants with great market power led to a chain reaction throughout the market and a collapse in the price of the RSV. a change in the behavior of major players may indicate, among other things, a conspiracy to achieve certain goals. Such goals can be both economic and political, administrative or regulatory,» the commission stressed. investigation of previous episodes. «This situation shows once again the critical importance of demonopolizing markets and reducing the economic power and political influence of financial and industrial groups controlled by persons exerting excessive influence in public life. After all, we see the consequences of such excessive influence precisely on the energy markets,» summed up in 
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