The two companies closed the deal approved of by the Russian authorities in summer. NOVATEK Company has closed the deal on selling 20% of OAO Yamal LNG shares to the French company Total via its wholly-owned subsidiary OOO Novatek Severo-Zapad. The Memorandum of Cooperation in accordance with which Total is a strategic partner of NOVATEK […]

The production of electrical energy in the Russian Federation in the period from January to September 2011 has risen by 1.3% against the same period in 2010 – to 760.7 billion kWh, this is stated in the materials of Minenergo (the Energy Ministry of Russia). In September this year this factor has risen by 0.4% […]

Electrical Energy Production in Russian Federation Rises by 1.3% for 9 Months The production of electrical energy in the Russian Federation in January-September 2011 has risen by 1.25% from the same period last year, to comprise 760.7 billion kWh, according to the materials of the Central dispatcher control of the fuel and energy complex. The […]

The specialists of the Southern power grids OAO Magadanenergo connected all the customers to the overhead power transmission line 35 kV Tsentralnaya-Avtotek, the overhead line 110 kV Tsentralnaya-Olskaya, and the overhead line 35 kV Olskaya-Klepka. Today a part of the city of Magadan was left without electricity due to rough weather. Strong winds and wet […]

Today at 12.10 as a result of a technological failure the Sakhalin state district power plant had a fall in its operating capacity. This caused an energy shortfall in the Sakhalin power system and as well as the restrictions in the power supply to the customers of the island. The causes of the incidents are […]

Russian Power Grid Companies are having a hot season: the power engineers are preparing for the coming fall-winter season. One of the factors which predetermines a successful ‘wintering’ is a power facilities maintenance overhaul carried out in due time. For instance the press-service of Ryazanenergo reports on September 19 2011 that within the framework of […]

Minenergo (the Energy Ministry of the Russian Federation) counts on resuming the Russian energy companies operation in Libya and in reviving the cooperation in the sphere of the energy industry between the two countries, the head of the International cooperation department of Minenergo Alexander Sukhov said at the press-conference. ‘Minenergo is hoping of resuming such […]

The Federal Arbitration Court of the Volgo-Vyatsky District confirmed that the fine of 17 million rubles imposed on the IDGC of North-West branch – Komienergo in the ‘Dunyasha case’ has no legal basis. The cassation appeal of the antimonopoly body towards the power distribution company has been dismissed. By November 2009 an individual entrepreneur Vera […]

TNK-BP introduced ‘zero tolerance’ principle in relation to any kind of violation of business ethics, the statement of the company’s press-service says. The members of the ethics committee of TNK-BP summed up the preliminary results of loyalty and fair practices program aimed at the prevention of ethical rules and norms violation by the employees of […]

The press-service of the Interregional Distribution Grid Company (IDGC) of Siberia branch — Altaienergo reports that the company has practically fulfilled its schedule of the rundown power transmission towers replacement. It is worth mentioning that the works have been executed ahead of schedule. According to the plan 1787 defective wooden transmission towers of power transmission […]