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CE/FSU Power Monitor 19 October 2005 Week 41 Attachment To Civilian Nuclear Power Remains Strong in Armenia, Bulgaria, Lithuania After the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, it is hardly surprising that the European Union would seek to rein in the use of
economic as well as energy security. Soviet nuclear technology in states seeking EU membership or assistance from Brussels.
out of nuclear power in these states.
their closure should be pushed back.
preserving the nuclear power sector.
Belene project with the followingstatement: "[Nuclear] energy
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CE/FSU Power Monitor 19 October 2005 Week 41 FAS Comes Out Against Winding Up of UES
also against handing UES' foreignassets to the new federal network
Further questions over the future of the reform of Russia's power sector were asked last week as the Federal Anti- monopoly Service (FAS) came out against Russian power monopoly United Energy Systems (UES) being wound up in 2007, as laid down in the power sector restructuring programme being pushed forward by Anatoly Chubais, the UES CEO.
implemented," Podolevskikh said.
Prospect Investment told Energo.
"It is likely that UES, as a managing
"I believe this is one of the clearest
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FSU/CE Power Report 19 October 2005 Week 41 Slovakian Government Slovakian Nuclear Sector Finally Approves Sale of Urges More NPPs To SE to Enel Secure Power Supplies
Economy Ministry had not alteredthe government's approach to the
After nearly two months of Slovakia may have to consider delay, the Slovakian building more nuclear power government has taken a plants (NPPs) above and crucial step towards beyond existing planned completing the planned sale of upgrades and new reactors, a the country's dominant power top official at the Slovakian company, Slovenske Nuclear Society told an Elektrarne (SE), to Italian utility international conference last
society, according to the SITA newsagency.
today by the seller," said Mitka.
Slugen was speaking at a nuclearindustry conference on October 11.
comes from nuclear sources. But theplanned closure of the country's
annual strategies, the FNM'sspokeswoman, Tatjana Lesajova,
granted the country a requested 400million euros (US$500 million) in aid
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… and reduce pollution in Slovakia,"
near certainty in light of Italian Enel's
Chubais Rebuffs Estonian Attempt To Break Energy Deadlock Anatoly Chubais, CEO of Russian electricity monopoly United Energy Systems (UES), has rejected a proposal from Tallinn to allow power utility Eesti Energia to lease part of the Narva hydropower station (HPP) situated on the Estonian side of the Estonian-Russian
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CE/FSU Power Monitor 19 October 2005 Week 41 Studies and the Onamics risk consultancy.
in Croatia is growing by 4% per year. Russia's Technopromexport Seeks Direct Investments in Serbian Energy Sector Russian power engineering companies have returned to Slovenian Energy the former Yugoslavia after a Security Above Regional 15-year absence, after turbine builder Technopromexport
membership greatly improves energysecurity. As European energy
signed an 8 million euro Slovenia's ability to prevent or (US$10 million) contract for the recover from sudden or modernisation of block A at the prolonged black-outs is better
resistant to black outs and otherenergy supply problems, he said. Kostolac thermal power plant than in 11 other Central and (TPP) in Serbia. Eastern European countries, according to an international survey carried out by the coutnry's Institute for Strategic Copyright 2005 NewsBase Ltd. www.newsbase.com
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sees as a priority," Khristenko said. Russian Government To Allow Foreign Ownership
the project if needed," Polushkin was
of Thermal Assets Foreign investors are to be allowed to buy up Russia's thermal power plants (TPPs), Victor Khristenko, Russia's industry and energy minister,
"The legislation does not place limits
assured foreign operators at a meeting with Mikael Lilius, president of Finland's Fortum, last week. Russia and China May Link Up in Floating NPP Russia aims to build a floating nuclear power plant (NPP) next year, and is willing to borrow up to 400 million rubles (US$14 million) from China to complete the project, Alexander Polushkin, head of development at Russia's Rosenergoatom nuclear operator, told Itar-Tass last Copyright 2005 NewsBase Ltd. www.newsbase.com
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CE/FSU Power Monitor 19 October 2005 Week 41 as well as meet local energy
in the town of Reni, south of Odessa.
Draft supply contracts for the TPPare currently being drawn up by the
TNK-BP Holds Investment Tender for Power Plant Project TNK-BP has announced a tender to attract an investor to build a pilot 32 MW gas-fired thermal power plant (TPP) to supply the company's exploration and production assets in Russia's Orenburg
The TPP is to use associated gasfrom the Russian-British company's
Greeks To Build Power Plant in Odessa
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From the Local Press EMISSIONS TRADING COULD BE TUROW AND BELCHATOW A REALITY IN HUNGARY FROM MINES AND POWER PLANTS TO INCREASE OUTPUT AHEAD OF SERBIA BACKS AGREEMENT TO ESTABLISH BALKAN ENERGY COMMUNITY HPPS TO BE BUILT ON THREE HUNGARIAN RIVERS BELCHATOW POWER PLANT TO BORROW FROM NORDIC INVESTMENT BANK UNIVERSITY INAUGURATES LARGEST SOLAR ENERGY FARM IN HUNGARY Copyright 2005 NewsBase Ltd. www.newsbase.com
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CE/FSU Power Monitor 19 October 2005 Week 41 www.emisje-co2.pl, October 13, 2005NEW WIND FARM TO BE BUILT POLES TURN TO BIOMASS AS GAS, HEATING OIL AND COAL UES MAY LIFT MORATORIUM PRICES RISE ON ASSETS SALE
The seaside town of Puck willsoon have its own 22 MW wind
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CE/FSU Power Monitor 19 October 2005 Week 41 UES PLANS TO SELL ZARUBEZHENERGOSTROI BASHKIRENERGO PRESS SERVICE,October 13, 2005IRKUTSKENERGO RAISES ELECTRICITY OUTPUT BY 5.7% GAZPROMBANK TP HELP MOSENERGO BORROW 10 BILLION RUBLES UES FIXES PRICE FOR POWER MACHINES
intends to purchase 22.4% ofPower Machines shares for no
ALTAIENERGO SENDS NEW BOILER HOUSE WILL BE CREDITOR TO COURT BUILT IN ONEGA, ARKHANGELSK REGION BALANCING ELECTRICITY MARKET TO BEGIN OPERATING
replace two coal-fired boilers inOnega, reducing the discharge
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CE/FSU Power Monitor 19 October 2005 Week 41 SUEK BUYS EQUIPMENT FOR KIROV MINE CHELYABINSK COAL COMPANY CUTS OUTPUT BY 8.1% KEMEROVO REGION: 122.1 MLN TONNES OF COAL MINED YUZHKUZBASSUGOL TO ENGAGE IN MECHANICAL ENGINEERING BELON GROUP CHOOSES KHD FOR EQUIPMENT SUPPLIES ADMINISTRATION PRESS CENTRE,October 12, 2005RASPADSKAYA MINE DOES NOT WANT TO BE SOLD TO Copyright 2005 NewsBase Ltd. www.newsbase.com
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CE/FSU Power Monitor 19 October 2005 Week 41 SUEK REACHES AGREEMENT WITH BELAZ ON SUPPLIES AND SERVICES ENERGOATOM SIGNS TWO CONTRACTS FOR 2.65 MILLION UZBEKISTAN TO HOLD TENDER FOR THERMAL POWER STATION STAKE KUZBASSRAZREZUGOL TO INVEST IN SOCIAL PROJECTS IN LENINGRAD REGION FSK TO BUY STAKE IN SANGTUDIN GES-1 HYDRO POWER STATION Copyright 2005 NewsBase Ltd. www.newsbase.com
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FSU/CE Power Report 19 October 2005 Week 41 EMART Energy 2005 9 & 10 November 2005, Nice, France EMART Energy 2005 includes sessions on: - Information Systems in a Competitive Energy MarketPre Conference Events on 8 November 2005:
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FSU/CE Power Report 19 October 2005 Week 41 Strategic Energy Investment & Joint Ventures Forum 2005 http://www.ibc-asia.com/energyinvest.htm Strategic Energy Investment & Joint Ventures Forum 2005 14-15 November 2005, Kowloon Shangri-la Hotel, Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong DDo not miss out to:
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