OREANDA-NEWS. November 17, 2014. The Office of the Federal Antimonopoly Service in the Komi Republic (Komi OFAS Russia) found that “Gorvodokanal” Pechory Municipal Unitary Enterprise abused market dominance (Part 1 Article 10 of No.135-FZ).

In June 2013, “Gorvodokanal” in Pechory switched off water supply and waste water collection from the facilities of one of its subscribers – “TEK-Pechora” Ltd. for more than 24 hours. “Gorvodokanal” boiler houses provided district hot water supply to individuals and social facilities in Pechora. As a result of terminating water supply, two medical institutions, five schools, six day-care centres and several residential houses lost hot water supply.

At the time of the stutdown, “TEK-Pechora” was indebted to the unitary enterprise. Under the Federal Law “On Water Supply and Water Drainage”, however, if terminating water supply can result in switching off medical and general educational institutions, the supplier has no right to fully restrict the water consumption regime.

Komi OFAS Russia concluded that “Gorvodokanal” Municipal Unitary Enterprise as a natural monopoly on Pechora market of water supply and drainage abused its dominance. Now “Gorvodokanal” must pay over 1.4 million RUB fine.