"The Samarkand region has the largest electricity debt (655 billion soums). This is a cumulative index – the debt of individuals and legal entities combined," he said at a press conference.

As of December 1, the public debt for electricity was 2,340 billion soums, and as of October 1– 2,380 billion soums.

The introduction of a billing system made it possible to reduce debt by 40 billion soums in two months.