Russian Federal Security Service officers have detained Marat Durayev, the first deputy general director of energy firm TGK-2, near Yaroslavl on suspicion of official crimes. Russian newspaper Vedomosti reported the detention of the senior power executive in Yaroslavl Oblast on August 28, 2026.
Durayev, a top manager at one of the largest thermal power generation companies in Russia's Central and Northwestern Federal Districts, is suspected of six counts of exceeding official authority. Investigators plan to ask a court to arrest the executive, and authorities are deciding whether to file a formal motion requesting he be remanded in custody.
In addition to his leadership post at TGK-2, Durayev serves as an advisor to the general director of Gazprom Energoholding, a major state-controlled corporate group that manages power utilities across Russia.
Investigation linked to TGK-2 logistics chief
Law enforcement authorities connected Durayev's detention to an ongoing criminal case involving Natalia Skibo, the deputy general director for resource provision and logistics at TGK-2. Law enforcement officers took Skibo into custody in the spring under similar charges of official misconduct.
The Federal Security Service, Russia's domestic security agency, frequently conducts operations into alleged corruption and abuse of office within critical national infrastructure and regional utility providers.
TGK-2, officially known as Territorial Generating Company No. 2, operates thermal power stations, heating networks and boiler houses across central and northern Russia, supplying electricity and district heating to industrial plants and municipal residents.
Broader fraud probe into regional power executives
The action against TGK-2 management follows a separate law enforcement investigation into generating enterprise TGK-14. Authorities previously reported the detention of TGK-14 leaders and co-owners Konstantin Lyulchev and Viktor Myasnik.
Investigators opened a criminal case against Lyulchev and Myasnik involving allegations of fraud on a particularly large scale. Official estimates placed the total financial damage in the TGK-14 case at 10 million rubles.
