NABU raiding energy regulator's office under Rotterdam+ case. PHOTO

National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) is conducting searches in the office building of the National Energy and Utilities Regulatory Commission at 19 Solomianska St. in Kyiv.

Censor.NET correspondent reports from the scene.

A man wearing a mask is standing at the entrance to the building. A NABU bus is parked nearby.

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Visitors are not allowed inside as long as investigation activities are underway.



NABU has not provided any comments on the situation; however, has officially confirmed the searches.

The press office of the Bureau said the raid is conducted within the case on Rotterdam+.

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In March 2016, the energy regulatory agency approved a new methodology for determining the wholesale market price for electricity. This is the price at which TPPs sell electricity on the market. In particular, it takes the price of coal into account. This method stipulates that the cost of coal in the production of coal-thermal generation is considered by the formula "the cost of coal in the port of Rotterdam + the cost of its delivery to Ukraine." In August, the NABU said that they suspect the leadership of the energy regulator of collusion with the business when using the formula "Rotterdam +" to increase the price of electricity.