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The Smolensk branch of IDGC of Centre actively works for the timely collection of debts for consumed electricity. Smolenskenergo has the permanently running Finance Commission, which controls over the whole debt of defaulters. They actively perform claim-related work: negotiations on the repayment of debt out of court with consumers; direction of claims about violation of terms of payment with calculation of interest on borrowed money; debt collection in court. Currently, there are 79 lawsuits in the court is in the amount of 1.65 billion rubles.
Please, be reminded that in connection with the abuses of the current legislation of the Russian Federation by the supplier of last resort OJSC "Smolenskenergosbyt" the status of a supplier of last resort on October 1, 2013 to June 1, 2014 was assigned to IDGC of Centre. Throughout the period of performance of the functions of the supplier of last resort IDGC of Centre - Smolenskenergo division achieved a high level of payment by consumers for electricity. However, in connection with the assignment of the status of a supplier of last resort from June 2014 to JSC "AtomEnergoSbyt" and the settlement for electricity with a new supplier of last resort, the part of consumers of electrical energy remained debtors to pay for electricity to IDGC of Centre for the period from 01.10.2013 till 01.06.2014.
Specialists of the branch explain that at the time of the transfer of functions of the supplier of last resort to IDGC of Centre JSC "AtomEnergoSbyt" (31.05.2014) the receivables of consumers for the supply of electric power amounted to 957.6 million rubles. Smolenskenergo made an inventory of all consumer receivables and sent claims for repayment. As a result, they received cash from the debtor voluntarily and under court orders in the amount of 616.36 million rubles. As of June 1, 2015, that is one year after the transfer of the functions of the supplier of last resort, accounts receivable of consumers in the Smolensk region for the electricity delivered within the period when IDGC of Centre performed the functions of the supplier of last resort were 341.24 million rubles. That is one-third of the debt for the year has not been repaid so far.
To date, 365 lawsuits of Smolenskenergo are in various instances, including the enforcement proceedings to recover the debt for the delivered electricity.
"Due to the current macroeconomic situation the payment discipline of consumers of the Smolensk region, energy supply companies and suppliers of last resort for services of electricity transmission deteriorated, which may have a negative impact on the quality and reliability of electricity supply to customers. In this case growing receivables affect the work of the branch, which conducts activities to optimize costs, implementation of new technologies and is interested in stable and timely payment to its employees. All this is impossible without timely payment for already rendered services," commented the head of the department of interaction with market subjects Elena Guseva.
As of June 1, 2015 the volume of accumulated receivables to IDGC of Centre - Smolenskenergo division for services on electric power transmission is more than 2 billion rubles, including debt of suppliers of last resort - 1.928 billion rubles. Arrears are 1.63 billion rubles, including arrears of suppliers of last resort - 1.58 billion rubles.
Questions of payment discipline of consumers to Smolenskenergo are taken under special control of the Administration of the Smolensk region. By an order of the Administration a running commission was set up to develop the policy to repay debt for fuel and energy resources, in the work of which Deputy General Director for Sale and Development of Services of IDGC of Centre Evgeniya Kabanova and Deputy General Director of IDGC of Centre - Smolenskenergo division director Sabir Agamaliev participate. In accordance with the decision of the minutes of the permanent commission on 06.05.2015, heads of municipal administrations of the Smolensk region were sent letters about the need to monitor the collection of receivables for the consumed electric energy and services provided for its transmission to customers in the region.
Smolenskenergo expects that as a result of the commission's work decisions will be taken on these issues to ensure the repayment of debt for electricity.