The economic situation in Russia worsens: in Togliatti closed trolleybus routes due to the debt

On Monday, October 5 at 10:00 PJSC "Samaraenergo" has stopped the supply of electricity on the trolleybus substation Togliatti. This is due to the huge debt trolleybus enterprise prior resursosnabzhayuschey organization. Movement trolleybus in the city stopped. Possibly temporarily.

The situation of the bodies meeting at City Hall said the mayor of Togliatti Sergei Andreyev. He said that the city administration has taken some measures to support the transportation company by providing a grant in the amount of 80 million rubles. However, this measure could not provide trolleybus management out of the crisis.

"At the moment their aggregate debt to power companies is 17 million rubles, and the total debt exceeds 100 million - said Sergey Andreyev. - We are looking for the possibility of additional lending to businesses: you have 50 million to partially cover the debts. At the same time, we understand that this does not solve the problem, but only postpone it for 1-3 months. If you do not find a way to upgrade the rolling stock, trolleybus in Togliatti can be terminated. Ready-made solutions out of the situation there. Any idea on the realization that we are now actively working."

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