OREANDA-NEWS. On July 23, 2007 the Institute for Regional Policy and Vegas-Lex law firm gave a master-class on how to implement projects of state-private partnership, reported the press-centre of Rosenergoatom.

Representatives of the Department for Management of Investment Programs of Rosenergoatom Concern also attended the lecture.

The organizers offered reports on forms of state-private partnership, on how to draft and carry out regional development projects, on specific investment projects, such as “Development of Lower Angara Region,” “Complex Development of Southern Yakutia,” etc.

Now that Rosatom is planning intensive development of the sector it is showing increasingly big interest in state-private partnership.

Most of the existing projects in Russia are financed by private companies, with the Government having just a small share therein. In the nuclear power industry the situation is different: nuclear power engineering is a state business and most of the investments therein come from the federal budget. So, the task of the investment experts working in the sector is to involve private companies in any project that is not contrary to the relevant legislation - particularly, in the development of infrastructure, networks, etc.