The largest consumers of power transmission services of the Ulyanovsk region keep accumulating multi-million debt towards IDGC of Volga, PJSC (member of Rosseti Group).

Currently the debt amount totals 766 million rubles. The principal amount of 665 million rubles accounts for the debt of the POLR of the region — Ulyanovskenergo, JSC. The company partially repays the accrued contractual debt, but each month the total debt amount keeps growing. Despite the fact that according to legislation the power engineers are entitled to limit the power supply to the debtors, it is rather difficult to apply such a leverage means to unconscientious consumers. In case of Ulyanovskenergo, it is almost impossible to limit the power supply of the POLR without limiting its own consumers. The list of debtors traditionally includes State Scientific Center — Research Institute of Atomic Reactors, JSC with the debt of 57 million rubles, Ulyanovskvodokanal — 21 million rubles, OCHAG Municipal Unitary Enterprise with 2.6 million rubles, Zhilservis Municipal Unitary Enterprise of Veshkaymskiy District Municipal Company — 1.96 million rubles and Zhilkomservis Management Company, LLC — 380,000 rubles.

Court proceedings remain the primary means of recovering funds which the consumers shall pay on a regular basis pursuant to the agreements with the power grid company. Claim administration has been carried out for each of the debtors. However, legal proceedings can last for months. The management of the owing companies prefers to delay the term of payment for as long as possible actually using the funds of the power grid company during the entire period. Such attitude to contractual obligations not only challenges the effectiveness of business activities of such companies, but also poses a real threat to energy security of the whole region. Debtors do not mind the fact that their omission poses a threat to a high-quality and timely preparation of power grids to the upcoming autumn and winter period. The repair campaign is at its height in the branch and underfunding due to multi-million debts significantly hinders its successful implementation.