The General Prosecutor's Office has uncovered yet another illegal mining farm in Samarkand, according to a statement from the agency's press service.
Law enforcement authorities discovered unauthorized connections to the electrical grid from a furniture workshop owned by a family business, initiated by the firm's manager and an industrial plant master.
The "gray" mining farm illegally consumed electricity worth 1.8 billion sums. A criminal case has been initiated regarding this offense under paragraph "a" of part 4 of article 169 of the Criminal Code (theft in especially large amounts).
The largest mining farm found in 2024 was located in the Syrdarya region in April. It consisted of 107 cryptocurrency mining devices and consumed electricity worth 34.3 billion sums over two years.
In December, "Uzenergoinspektsiya" discovered a "gray" mining farm in the Samarkand region that had consumed energy worth $2.2 million. Cryptocurrency mining was conducted using 89 devices in the basement of a family business.
In 2024, "Uzenergoinspektsiya" identified gas and electricity theft amounting to 1.4 trillion sums. Licenses were revoked from 51 CNG refueling stations for violations, and 91 gray mining farms were also uncovered.
Previously, Spot reported that "Uzenergoinspektsiya" was granted permission to conduct round-the-clock checks on the use of energy resources.