Siberian Regions Urge Remote Work for Businesses as Fuel Crisis Deepens Across 2 Provinces

3 articles · Updated · POLITICO Europe · Jul 10

Tomsk and Novosibirsk officials urged businesses to move staff remote where possible and curb energy use as a worsening fuel crisis spread across Siberia.
Olga Krylova, Tomsk’s deputy governor, said officials were told to cut back on official trips and rely more on online meetings to reduce consumption.
In Novosibirsk, Deputy Governor Konstantin Khalzov signed a decree recommending remote work for all businesses except essential workers.
The measures show regional authorities widening conservation steps beyond government offices as fuel shortages begin to disrupt routine work across Siberia.

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