Power industry

PJSC RusHydro (ticker symbol: MOEX, LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY) announces that it has been included in FTSE4Good Emerging Index launched by FTSE Russell in December 2016.

PJSC RusHydro (ticker symbol: MOEX, LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY) publishes its financial calendar for 2017.

GE Power, a division of GE (NYSE: GE), today announced an order from Aluminium Bahrain B.S.C. (Alba) for a turnkey combined-cycle power plant, including three GE HA gas turbines, which will power the world’s largest single-site smelter.

Yokogawa Electric Corporation announces that its subsidiary Yokogawa Middle East & Africa has received an order from the Sharjah Electricity & Water Authority (SEWA) to provide control systems for the Layyah Power and Desalination Station.

Due to adverse weather conditions Head of the Crisis Management Centre of IDGC of Centre, First Deputy General Director decided to set a special operation mode in "Belgorodenergo", "Voronezhenergo", "Kurskenergo", "Lipetskenergo" and "Orelenergo".

Due to the established in the territory of the Central Federal District abnormally cold weather IDGC of Centre’s power engineers implemented a set of measures for the maintenance of reliable and uninterrupted power supply of the population.

To ensure reliable and uninterrupted operation of electric grid facilities in the weekends and holidays from 31 December to 8 January IDGC of Centre is switching to an enhanced mode of operation.

PJSC RusHydro has today inaugurated the 140 MW Zelenchukskaya hybrid hydropower plant (combining conventional hydropower generation and pumped storage capabilities) in the Karachay-Cherkess Republic in the North Caucasus region in the South of Russia.

"Inter RAO UES" ("Inter RAO", "Company", ticker on MOEX: IRAO), the largest diversified utilities holding in Russia, announces the results of the Board of Directors meeting of Inter RAO ("Board of Directors") held on December 20, 2016 by absentee voting.

ADB held a training and capacity building workshop today in Shanghai for Shanghai Pudong Development Bank (SPDB) officials in facilitating their capacity to address the increasing demand for energy saving buildings in the PRC.

The Monument has been opened in Volkhov, Leningrad Region in honour of constructors and power engineers of Volkhovskaya HPP that was the first hydroelectric power plant built 90 years ago according to the State Commission for Electrification of Russia (GOELRO) plan.

PJSC RusHydro announces that Standard & Poor's Global Ratings Services revised its outlook on RusHydro from ‘stable’ to ‘positive’ and affirmed 'BB' long-term and 'B' short-term corporate credit ratings and 'ruAA' Russian national scale rating on the Company.

IDGC of Centre – Orelenergo division has started work on connection to electric grids of a large regional agriculture facility – a grain warehouse of "Orel-Agro-Product" LLC in Kromsky district.

On December 16^th, the Jirau Hydropower Plant (HPP), located on the Madeira River, in the State of Rondônia, in Northern Brazil, is inaugurated in presence of Gérard Mestrallet, chairman of ENGIE.

Public Joint Stock Company "Inter RAO UES" ("Inter RAO", "Company", ticker on MOEX: IRAO), the largest diversified utilities holding in Russia, announces the agenda of the Board of Directors meeting to be held on December 29, 2016 by absentee voting.