PJSC Ukrnafta cancelled 11 tenders for the purchase, installation and commissioning of gas piston power plants due to lack of offers, according to the results of the ProZorro auction.

In five more tenders, only one company made an offer, decisions on them are awaited. In particular, MIK LLC (Zaporizhia) submitted four applications and Compressors International LLC (Kyiv) submitted one.

As reported, in early August, Ukrnafta announced auctions for gas piston units with a total capacity of 63.59-76.4 MW with delivery by December 31, 2025 and a total expected purchase price of UAH 1.576

The start of the auctions was scheduled for August 26-27, then the deadline was extended for another two weeks.

Earlier, in mid-August, Ukrnafta canceled tenders for the purchase of three gas piston cogeneration units with a total capacity of 72-80 MW (two 27-30 MW and one 18-20 MW) with installation and commissioning services until December 31, 2025. Only one participant submitted proposals for three tenders, all of them were rejected due to non-compliance with the requirements of the tender documentation.

Ukrnafta is the largest oil producing company in Ukraine, it is the operator of the national network of gas stations. In March 2024, the company took over the management of Glusco assets and operates a total of 545 gas stations - 460 of its own and 85 under management.

The company is implementing a comprehensive program to resume operations and update the format of its filling stations. Since February 2023, Ukrnafta has been issuing its own fuel vouchers and NAFTACard, sold to legal and physical entities through Ukrnafta-Postach LLC.

The largest shareholder of Ukrnafta is NJSC Naftogaz Ukrainy, holding a 50% plus one share. In November 2022, the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine decided to transfer the corporate rights shares owned by private stakeholders to the state, currently managed by the Ministry of Defense.