Over 5 billion soums gas was stolen in Syrdarya 

A company in the Syrdarya region was discovered to have illegally consumed over 5 billion soums’ worth of natural gas, according to the Inspection for the Control of the Use of Electric Energy, Oil Products, and Gas.

The inspection, conducted in cooperation with the Syrdarya regional administration and law enforcement agencies, uncovered that the building materials production company, "Y-Z.E." LLC, had bypassed the official gas network to access natural gas unlawfully.

Preliminary estimates indicate that this unauthorized connection caused 5 billion 25 million soums in damages to the gas supply company.

Documentation of the violation has been submitted to law enforcement for further action.

In a related case, authorities in Jizzakh recently identified a shop in the Sharof Rashidov district that had stolen 1.1 billion soums worth of electricity. It was found that S.O., the owner of a gate-making workshop, had illegally connected high-capacity electric devices (16.3 kW) to the power grid without a contract or meter.