03:21, 22 January 2026

Multimillion-dollar thefts during the construction of an electrical substation were uncovered in Ingushetia.

Investigators in Ingushetia have uncovered an additional case of embezzlement of over 85 million rubles in budget funds allocated for the construction of the Plievo-Novaya electrical substation in the Nazran district.

As reported by the "Caucasian Knot," in October 2024, a court arrested three defendants in a case involving the embezzlement of over 66 million rubles during the construction of the Plievo-Novaya electrical substation in the Nazran district. In May 2025, the Magas District Court in Ingushetia extended the pretrial detention of Adam Tsechoev, former General Director of Ingushenergo, accused of embezzlement during the substation's construction, by two months. The pretrial detention of two other defendants was also extended. In August, the Supreme Court of Ingushetia remanded Tsechoev in custody.

According to investigators, in 2018, Prof-Stroy LLC and MRSK North Caucasus PJSC signed a contract for the construction of a substation. Ingushenergo, in turn, signed a contract with Center for Technical Customer (CTC) LLC for construction supervision services. Archakov, representing CTC, signed the work completion certificates together with Adam Tsechoev, then General Director of Ingushenergo. Investigators believe the defendants in the case fabricated false payment certificates for work allegedly completed, totaling over 66.2 million rubles. The money was subsequently transferred to Prof-Stroy LLC and embezzled, including by officials of PJSC MRSK North Caucasus.

The investigation has established that the suspects stole more than 85 million rubles allocated for the construction of the Plievo-Novaya electrical substation in the Nazran district of Ingushetia, Interfax reports, citing the press service of the republic's FSB department.

"The Investigative Department of the republic's Ministry of Internal Affairs has opened a criminal case against the defendants under Part 4 of Article 159 of the Russian Criminal Code (fraud)," the department said in a statement.

Previously, police opened a case of particularly large-scale fraud by an organized group in connection with a similar incident, and searches were conducted at the residences of members of the criminal group. Evidence was found and seized there, the department clarified.

The first phase of the 110 kV Pliev-Novaya substation was commissioned in the Nazran district of Ingushetia in September 2019. Investment in the first phase amounted to 808 million rubles. Total investment in the project will exceed 1 billion rubles. The 80 MVA power facility will supply electricity generated at the Grozny Thermal Power Plant to consumers in Chechnya and Ingushetia, RBK reported.

Translated automatically via Google translate from https://www.kavkaz-uzel.eu/articles/420133