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Till 2014 FGC UES will invest RUR 30 billion into reconstruction of electric grid facilities of the Northern Caucasian Federal District of Russia

FGC UES will facilitate construction of certain electric grid facilities in the Northern Caucasus in order to enhance reliability of power supply to the customers and establish infrastructure conditions for economic development of Caucasusregions. Energy facilities are constructed under realization of the Program of complex development of electric grid facilities on the territory of the North-Caucasus Federal District of Russia. In general in 2010-2014 in accordance with FGC UES it is planned to build and reconstruct 23 electric grid facilities on the territory of the Northern Caucasian Federal District. Proposed amount of investments of FGC UES will exceed RUR 30 billion.

In particular, it is planned to shift from 2014 to 2013 completion of construction of power transmission line 330 kV Artem – Derbent in Dagestan, substation 330 kV Alagir in Northern Osetia – Alania, reconstruction of substation 330 kV Vladikavkaz-2 Kabardino-Balkaria. The period of reconstruction of substation 330 kV Blagodarnaya in Stavropol Territory and construction of power transmission line 330 kV Irganayskaya PP – Chiryurt in Dagestan was shortened by two years.

In 2014 – one year earlier – it is planned to construct power transmission line 500 kV Nevinnomyssk – Mozdok that has the length of 265 km, and complete reconstruction of substation Mozdok with outdoor switchgear 500 kV (Northern Osetia).

Also in 2010 and not in 2011 as it was planned before, FGC UES will start construction of power transmission line 330 kV Nalchik – Vladikovkaz-2 and substation 330 kV Kislovodsk with overhangs on power transmission lines Cherkessk – Baksan. The station transformer capacity will amount to 250 MV. The power facility will enable reliable power supply to customers in resort area of Caucasian Mineral Waters and also in Karachayevio-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria regions of .

Works at substation 330 kV Groznyy in will be additionally included in JSC FGC UES investment program. Installation of the third autotransformer at the substation will increase power facility capacity by 125 MVA and also create conditions for connecting power transmission line 110 kV.