OREANDA-NEWS. May 17, 2011. TGC-1 announces the operational results for the 1st quarter 2011.

Electricity generation by Company’s power plants (including subsidiary - Murmanskaya CHPP) in 1Q 2011 amounted to 7,974.9 mn kWh (thermal generation – 5,096.8 mn kWh, hydro generation – 2,878.0 mn kWh) which is 2.5% lower than in 1Q 2010 (8,180.5 mn kWh: thermal generation – 5,017.9 mn kWh, hydro generation – 3,162.7 mn kWh).  Thermal generation for 3 months 2011 was up 1.6%. The decrease in hydro generation up to 9% is explained by lower water content in Karelia and Leningrad regions which was as long-term annual average levels in compare with extra high-water 1Q 2010.

Heat output (including figures of Murmanskaya CHPP) totaled 11,307.8 thousand GCal as compared to 12,186.2 mn kWh of 1Q 2010 (-7.2%) due to warmer season. For instance, the average outside temperature in 1Q 2011 in St. Petersburg was 1.9 degrees Celsius up levels of 1Q 2010.