Boris Kovalchuk, who previously led Inter RAO, was reported to have become deputy head of the Presidential Control Directorate, according to multiple sources cited by RBC.
The day before his resignation as Director General of Inter RAO, a role he had held since 2009, Kovalchuk’s move was noted. The report originates from St. Petersburg and references the remarks of Sergei Dregval, the former deputy governor of the city.
At 46 years old, Boris Kovalchuk is the son of Yuri Kovalchuk, a co-owner of Rossiya Bank, a fact frequently mentioned in profiles about the family’s influence in the Russian financial sector.
In February, the Kremlin press service announced that President Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Inter RAO’s General Director. During the discussion, Kovalchuk reported to the president on the company’s revenue growth. He noted that revenue had risen from 69 billion rubles in 2009 to more than 1.3 trillion rubles by 2023, a performance highlighted in official remarks and subsequently cited in coverage by state media .
There were earlier moves by Inter RAO that involved partial restrictions on electricity supplies to China, a development that drew attention to the company’s strategic role in energy supply networks and international energy relations .