The State Decarbonisation Fund of Ukraine, which is responsible for the ‘green transition’ and reducing carbon emissions, is once again allocating funds for gas consumption monitoring equipment. On this occasion, the joint-stock company has ordered 40,000 smart modules for gas meters, worth 187.2 million hryvnias.
This was reported on the "Nashi Hroshi" website, citing data from the "Prozorro" system.
GridVi LLC was declared the winner of the September tender organised by the Fund, which reports to the State Agency for Energy Efficiency. The manufacturer is required to supply the devices, each costing 4,680 UAH, by 15 December 2026. The modules are, in effect, devices that record and transmit data from domestic gas meters.
Three regional branches of ‘Gas Distribution Networks of Ukraine’ Ltd, located in Kyiv, Mykolaiv and Lutsk, will receive the smart modules. The devices are to be installed in public sector organisations and households.
This time, at least against a rival
In this tender, the only competitor to GridVi Ltd was Radmirtech Ltd.
Previously, in April 2026, both companies had already taken part in a similar tender. In the first round of bidding, the companies’ bids were rejected; in the second round, no one submitted a bid. Consequently, the Decarbonisation Fund awarded the contract to GridVi Ltd without any competition.
At that time, the company also secured a government contract for 40,000 devices through a negotiated procedure. The tender was worth 192 million hryvnias.
A 50 per cent stake in the winning company has been transferred to ‘Rozvytok Innovatyvnogo Oblaднання’ LLC, whose beneficiaries are former prosecutor Andriy Stepanchenko and Viktor Lyutan. The other founders are Samvel Akobyan, Viktor Lyutan, Serhiy Reva and Yuriy Stasiv, director of ‘GridVi’.
This caught the attention of anti-corruption media outlets, which, apart from the lack of a tender process, highlighted the double profit arising from such a contract. The state has, in fact, already paid for the modules, yet ‘Gas Distribution Networks’ apparently still includes their cost in tariff and service charges.
The Decarbonisation Fund was established back in 2012 to improve energy efficiency, encourage reductions in carbon emissions and promote the transition to renewable energy. The fund is financed by an environmental tax on CO₂ emissions and aid from international partners.
