August 19, 2015. Sverdlovsk Region’s private and business electric power users currently owe their power suppliers 5.5bn RUR, 2.5bn RUR out of which stem from electricity bills not paid by the communal housing services and utilities companies. Additionally, individuals and companies owe their heating power and hot water suppliers 6bn RUR, Sverdlovsk Region division of Energosbyt Plus reports.

Five local towns’ debt figures have been the highest since April 2015: this is the case with Rezh (over 259m RUR), Artemovsky (103m RUR), Alapayevsk (98m RUR), Kushva (106m RUR), and Krasnouralsk (97m RUR).