Vladimir Busorgin, the first Deputy General Director of TGC-9 on Technical Policy, has solemnly granted the document to the Manager of Production Direction Leonid Soliviev. During October the Commission included the managers and specialists of the Company, Rostechnadzor, Uralenergotechnadzor was examining all branches of the Company located in Sverdlovsk Region. According to the results of examination the plants and heating networks were obtaining the certificates of readiness for winter. Among the first ones, Sverdlovsk and Novo-Sverdlovsk HPP’s, TGC-9 branches, responsible for heat supply to Ekaterinburg and its suburbs, obtained the certificates.

“Order #1, which contained all actions on each plant, including repair of boilers, turbines, heating networks, was issued in January,” noted the Manager of Production Direction of TGC-9 on Sverdlovsk Region, Leonid Soloviev. “About 1,5 billion rubles was spent for re-equipment. 700 million of that amount is the cost of repair and maintenance program. The necessary reserve of fuel was made.”

Having obtained the document on readiness for operation within autumn-winter months of 2007-2008 timely, the power specialists confirmed that TGC-9 was ready for supply of power and heat energy to citizens and enterprises of the region within autumn-winter loads. Reliable and continuous supply will be provided even during the winter frosts.