OREANDA-NEWS. August 17, 2010. Aleksey Vereshagin has supported the position of IDGC of North-West as to the additional investments attraction in the electric grid economy development of the region and encharged the agency on tariffs and prices with a task to explore the issue of corresponding adjustments introduction in the course of the investment program consideration

Today assistant of Director General of IDGC of North-West, JSC Valery Mamontov and Director of “Arkhenerhgo” branch of Yuri Yampol’sky have held a working meeting with Deputy Governor on the Fuel and Energy complex and housing and public services Aleksey Vereshagin.

In the meeting course they discussed issues of transfer to RAB-regulation and the changes introduction in the long-term investment program of “Arkhenergo” for 2011-2015 which had been submitted for consideration on the eve in the regional agency on tariffs and prices.

By the words of Yuri Yampol’sky, in case of the decision taking by Arkhangelsk region’s government on transfer to tariffs regulation for “Arkhenergo” branch by RAB method, there is a possibility to increase the investment program volume of the company from RUR 3,6 bln to RUR 5,4 bln and account expenses for investments being necessary to implement the technological connection of applicants. A corresponding adjustment must be introduced in the investment program.

“The additional investment attraction won’t influence in any way on the end tariff”, – Yuri Yampol’sky.

Aleksey Vereshagin has supported the position of IDGC of North-West as to additional investment attraction in the electric grid economy development of the region and encharged the agency on tariffs and prices with a task to explore the issue of corresponding adjustments introduction in the course of the investment program consideration.

The investment program of “Arkhenergo” branch of IDGC of North-West  is formed to 2015 subject to the transfer to new regulation method RAB which makes it possible to attract the long-term capital in the grid infrastructure and provide a possibility of investment arrangements implementation with the investments volumes  growth by 2-3 times.