The Ministry of Energy called to limit the connection of miners to electric networks – Bits Media

According to the Minister of Energy Nikolai Shulginov, The department proposed limiting the possibility of connecting miners to electric networks, to leave capacities for industry and housing and communal services.

Shulginov explained, that according to the current rules, energy should ensure the connection to networks to everyone. but, miners are built quickly and require a large volume of electricity, Therefore, in some regions, energy deficiency may occur. In this way, to ensure a more priority connection of industrial and housing and communal facilities, You need to change the laws.

“We don't just want, And we persistently offer from non -discriminatory access of miners or exclude at all, or at least temporarily. So we can first connect industrial, Social objects, Housing and communal services, And then a mining production is already possible ", - said Shulginov at the Eastern Economic Forum.

The minister noted, that so far mining activities are not regulated. He also emphasized, that a proposal to limit miners is valid throughout the country, and not only in regions with a shortage of energy.

“Now in Southeast Siberia there is not always the opportunity to connect new consumers, although we have non -discriminatory access to energy supply. Everyone, Who requested, must be connected. The miners came first, They build quickly. And after them, some kind of housing and communal services object came, but there is no free power, They cannot connect it ", - said Shulginov.

Previously reported, that the underground miner on Sakhalin stole electricity in the amount 22 million rubles.