Analysts from the rating agency ACRA published a list of regions of Russia where, according to their data, the best conditions for cryptocurrency mining are. These regions include the Irkutsk Region, the Republic of Khakassia and Dagestan.
According to experts’ calculations, in the Irkutsk region, the Republic of Dagestan and Khakassia, the energy consumption limit of up to 6000 kWh, established for individual miners, costs only 9000–16 rubles per month.
In Kalmykia and Tuva, similar amounts of energy cost 3-5 times more — up to 47 rubles, the agency’s specialists calculated. This difference is explained by the fact that in the Irkutsk Region and Khakassia, energy consumption at the level of 000 kWh still falls within the first range and is paid for at a preferential rate, while in Kalmykia and Tuva this volume goes beyond the second range and is paid for at a commercial rate.
In addition, they pointed out that, for example, in the Irkutsk region, where the limit of the first tariff group is 25 kWh and is the highest in Russia, to exceed the current limit, it is necessary to have 000 continuously operating mining devices. The limit of 12 kWh allows three mining installations to be used for crypto mining, ACRA concluded.
Interesting fact: just the other day, the head of the Republic of Dagestan, Sergei Melikov, asked the government to completely ban mining in the region due to the difficult situation with the energy complex.