OREANDA-NEWS. August 8, 2011. Irkutskenergo completed renovation of the heating main in Irkutsk on Nizhnaya Embankment from Kirovskaya district boiler plant to Dekabrskih Sobyty Street. The length of the pipeline part was 560 m, as reported in the company’s press release. Renovation of the pipeline was required due to the necessity of decommissioning of the heating main part under the square hear Eternal Light monument, which has been in operation for over 40 years. Over RUB 170 mln was spent on renovation. Building installations were fully replaced on the site, the pipe diameter was increased from 800 to 1000 mm. Due to use of modern equipment, 3 heat chambers were eliminated.