Rosseti FGC UES has made 142 ice melts on the conductors and earth wires of backbone 220-500 kV transmission lines in the south of the country. The maximum ice load in the autumn and winter period was as much as 1600 kg per span. The timely ice melting eliminated the risk of conductor breakage under […]
Rosseti FGC UES has begun upgrading the relay protection at the key substations in Siberia: Altai 1150 kV, Barnaulskaya and Zarya 500 kV. Modern equipment will increase the reliability of power flows between the regions of Western Siberia and, consequently, power supply to consumers in the Novosibirsk Region, Kuzbass, and the Altai Territory with a […]
Rosneft Oil Company plans to spend about 136 billion roubles on environmental measures at its refineries by 2024. Preservation of the environment for future generations is an integral part of the corporate culture and business operations of Rosneft. The Company aims to achieve leadership positions in ensuring the eco-friendliness of its production and minimising the […]
Rosseti FGC UES (FGC UES, PJSC) has started to expand the Afipskaya 220 kV substation in the Krasnodar Territory on the border to the Republic of Adygea. When the project is complete, in 2021, its capacity will rise from 250 MVA to 375 MVA. This will increase the output of electricity to consumers in the […]
JSC NTEK (Norilsk-Taimyr Energy Company, a Nornickel subsidiary) has made 146.2 billion roubles’ worth of necessary payments for damage caused to the environment as a result of a 29 May 2020 diesel spill at Norilsk’s Combined Heat and Power plant, situated in the Kayerkan neighborhood of the city. Nornickel has provided the funds for its […]
The Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), Russia’s sovereign wealth fund, and Fortum, a leading Nordic energy company are investing in a joint project to build a solar power plant with a capacity of 116 MW located in Kalmykia region, in the south of Russia. The power station will become the largest solar energy facility in […]
There are currently almost 150,000 contracts to buy Brent crude at $60, according to exchange data compiled by Bloomberg. The last time headline prices where at this level, about a year ago, the equivalent contracts stood at only 100,000. Traders of the derivatives say the current layer of so-called at-the-money call options is elevated, and […]
Rosseti FGC UES has added 8.7 MW of power, up to 14.9 MW, from the UNPG to the networks of Rosseti Volga for Neftegorsk Gas Processing Plant (Rosneft Oil Company). End-to-end revamping program with replacement of old equipment is currently in progress at the enterprise. Power to the consumer is supplied from two independent sources: […]
On November 26, Russian President Vladimir Putin made a working trip to the city of Sarov, Nizhny Novgorod Region, where he visited one of the leading enterprises of the State Atomic Energy Corporation Rosatom — the Russian Federal Nuclear Center — VNII of Experimental Physics (RFNC-VNIIEP). Vladimir Putin has come to Sarov for the fourth […]
Russia has no plans to rein in its production of fossil fuels in the coming decades despite the global efforts to shift towards low-carbon energy, according to its energy minister. Alexander Novak told the Guardian that Russia did “not see that we will achieve a peak in [gas] production anytime soon” because the world’s appetite […]
