Syktyvkar residents left without heat as Agro-Teplo LLC defaults on debts
The Syktyvkar Prosecutor's Office, together with specialists from the Komi Republic branch of Rostechnadzor (Russia's Federal Service for Environmental, Technological, and Nuclear Supervision), has conducted an inspection of Agro-Teplo LLC—a boiler plant supplying heat to residents of the Orbita microdistrict—to verify compliance with industrial safety regulations for hazardous production facilities.
According to the supervisory agency's press service, the inspection was prompted by gas supply restrictions imposed on Agro-Teplo LLC due to the company's unpaid debts for delivered resources.
The audit revealed multiple violations, including deviations from the prescribed operating parameters of the water-heating boiler, failures to maintain required water temperature levels at the boiler's inlet and outlet, and other irregularities.
The Prosecutor's Office has initiated administrative proceedings against Agro-Teplo's chief engineer under Article 9.1 of the Russian Code of Administrative Offenses (violation of industrial safety requirements for hazardous production facilities). The case materials have been forwarded to the Pechora Directorate of Rostechnadzor for further review.
Oversight of efforts to restore proper heat supply to consumers remains under the Prosecutor's Office's supervision.
Recall that for several weeks since early spring, residents of the Atlantida residential complex in Syktyvkar have been left without adequate heating, enduring cold and high humidity. In addition to heating issues, the building has also seen a drop in hot water temperatures, with residents reporting that the water is too cold for basic hygiene. The disruption stems from Agro-Teplo's outstanding debts to Gazprom Mezhregiongaz Ukhta LLC, its gas supplier.
The situation regarding hot water outages in the Atlantida residential complex is now under the direct oversight of the Republic of Komi government.
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