The Tomsk Region Prosecutor’s Office потребовала that Tomskvodokanal dismantle a cryptocurrency mining farm operating on the company’s facilities.
Inspectors from the supervising agency conducted an inspection after numerous complaints from residents of the Kaidalovka settlement about noise emanating from the water intake site.
Two gas-piston installations were found to power the cryptocurrency mining equipment.
The prosecutor, through a court, demanded that the utility dismantle the equipment.
The prosecutor filed a lawsuit with the court demanding the dismantling of the farm and noted that Tomskvodokanal did not have a license to operate gas-piston installations, which are hazardous production facilities.
Two administrative offense cases have been opened concerning unauthorized connection to power grids and violations of industrial safety requirements.
Earlier, the Russian Ministry of Energy proposed to raise prices for electricity for cryptocurrency miners in energy-deficient regions.