OREANDA-NEWS. February 15, 2010. In 2009 the specialists of JSC Irkutskenergo carried out woks directed to the replacement of grids of the City of Irkutsk with the total length of 9 km. Out of 147 km of grids being on the balance of JSC “Irkutskenergo”, 35% have been in operation for more than 25 years (out of 358 km of grids being the property of the city administration 55% of the grids have been in operation for more than 25 years).The given equipment goes through the technical diagnostics made by the specialized organization with the goal to prolong the term of life. In 2009 there were no failures in the district of the heating grids of JSC Irkutskenergo. For the given period they found nearly 567 damages and incidents at the heating grids of the city which did not lead to the failures in power supply of the consumers.

Due to the constant control and the elimination of the leakages, the feeding of the heating grids since 2004 have been decreased from 5 thousand m3 down to 3 thousand m3 which positively influences the heat supply of the city in general. During the underground heating grids laying they use new modern equipment.

In 2010 the repairs fund of JSC Irkutskenergo gave out RUR 240 million to the reconstruction of the heating grids being on the balance of the Company. More than RUR 25 million was directed to the reconstruction of the insulation of the outer heating grids within the framework of the power saving program. The power company worked out the five-year program of the modernization of the heating grids. According to the specialists’ assessments, the reconstruction of the grids annually required nearly RUR 500-600 million. At present moment they discuss the possibility of additional allocation of means from the city budget.