Moscow, 12 May 2005. In connection with completion of the construction and installation works at hydropower unit 4 of the Bureyskaya HPP, RAO "UES of Russia" has formed a Central Acceptance Commission. An order to that effect has been signed by the Chairman of the Management Board of RAO "UES of Russia".

Vyacheslav Sinyugin, member of the Management Board of RAO "UES of Russia" and Chairman of the Management Board of OAO "HydroWGC", has been appointed the Commission Chairman. The Commission is responsible for organizing the unit acceptance and commissioning of the equipment and facilities of the start-up complex at hydropower unit N. 4 at the Bureyskaya HPP.

Hydropower unit No. 4 of the power plant is scheduled to be put into operation in Q4 2005. The power unit's turbine will have an installed capacity of 333 MW, and an efficiency coefficient of 96%. Hydropower units No. 1 and No.2 of the Bureyskaya HPP with an aggregate capacity of 370 MW were put into operation in 2003, and hydropower unit 3 with an installed capacity of 300 MW was commissioned in 2004.

The Bureyskaya HPP is on the list of the top priority construction projects of RAO "UES of Russia". In 2000-2004, the Holding Company invested RUB23.92 billion in own and borrowed funds in the project. In 2005, RAO "UES of Russia" plans to invest RUB6.05 billion in the construction of the Bureyskaya HPP.

When the project is completed and all six hydrogenerators are put into operation, the capacity of the Bureyskaya HPP will reach 2,000 MW, and the average annual output will be 7.1 billion kWh.