Electric shock for miners: new rules of the game in Russia

In early September, Vladimir Putin said that Russia had become a world leader in cryptocurrency mining. The reason is simple - Siberia is full of "extra" electricity. But don't rush to pack your bags and buy a ticket to Irkutsk! This "surplus" has already begun to turn into a real headache for local authorities.

In the Irkutsk region, Buryatia and the Zabaikalsky Krai, power engineers are already sounding the alarm. It turns out that miners, especially illegal ones, are capable of sucking out more electricity than an entire city! And instead of a surplus, a deficit arises, which threatens to become a "restraining factor in the development of Siberian regions."

The Ministry of Energy decided to act decisively. Their brilliant plan? To create a special category of consumers for miners. It sounds harmless until you learn the details: these "special" consumers can be disconnected from the grid at any time. Can you imagine? You're in the middle of a major mining operation, and suddenly - bam! - darkness. It's like playing Russian roulette, only instead of a gun, there's a switch.