General companies may be banned from managing the infrastructure for mining
The FAS has prepared a bill prohibiting electricity producers from acting as operators of infrastructure for mining. About this Deputy head of FAS Gennady Magazinov said at the conference of the Association “Council of energy producers”.
The FAS has prepared a bill prohibiting electricity producers from acting as operators of infrastructure for mining. About this Deputy head of FAS Gennady Magazinov said at the conference of the Association “Council of energy producers”. According to him, in the near future the bill will be submitted for public discussion. The ban is proposed to apply to all subjects of the electric power industry.
The existing load of data centers in Russia, including mining, now reaches 4 GW (about 2% of the total energy consumption in the country). By 2030, the need for data centers in energy supply will grow by another 2 GW – this is the estimate cited by the Ministry of Digital Services at a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak at the end of 2025. The ban on mining in Russia is valid in several regions. From August 15, 2026, the restriction until December 31, 2032 was introduced in Moscow and the Moscow region.
