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Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy Yuriy Fedorov held a meeting to discuss current issues of technological connection to electrical networks. The senator noted that this topic directly affects almost all citizens, representatives of small and medium-sized businesses, as well as large enterprises.
Yuriy Fedorov believes that there are three problematic issues in the electric power industry, which are related to preferential technological connections, grid capacity reserves, and cross-subsidization. "We are gradually approaching them, improving legislation to solve them, and there is already progress," the parliamentarian said.
Alexander Korotenko, Head of the Department for Development of Electric and Thermal Power Engineering of the Russian Energy Agency of the Ministry of Energy of Russia, recalled that in 2022, a Federal Law was adopted that improved the approach to the formation of fees for technological connection. A mechanism has been created that ensures a targeted approach to the benefits provided.
According to him, from July 1 of this year, an investment component has been included in the fee for connecting devices with a maximum capacity of over 150 kilowatts to the power grid. Preferential connection conditions have been reformatted: the minimum tariff for citizens whose facilities are located at a distance of 300 meters in the city and 500 meters in the village from the network facilities is 5 thousand rubles per kilowatt from July 1. The maximum tariff is limited to 10 thousand rubles per kilowatt. Within these values, regional regulators independently determine the tariff for connection in a specific region depending on the actual costs of network organizations.
Alexander Korotenko noted that work is constantly being carried out to prepare regulations aimed at improving the procedure for technological connection. He reported that on November 14, the RF Government Resolution amended the rules for connecting to electric networks. In order to increase the transparency of the services provided, grid organizations must attach to the contract a detailed calculation of the amount of payment for technological connection, reflecting the cost of each event required for connection.
The meeting was attended by member of the Federation Council Committee on Economic Policy Mikhail Borshchev , First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Energy Valery Seleznev , Deputy Head of the Department for Regulation of Electric Power Industry of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation Anatoly Dudkin , Acting General Director of the Irkutsk Electric Grid Company Ilya Brilliantov , Head of the Investment and Energy Saving Department of the Ministry of Fuel and Energy Complex and Housing and Public Utilities of the Krasnodar Territory Alexander Kedrov , representatives of Rosseti, RusHydro, and experts.
Participants of the event noted that measures aimed at improving the work of the industry should provide network organizations with a resource for measures to maintain reliability, for the construction and reconstruction of electric grid facilities. They are also designed to optimize the procedures for technological connection to electric grids, simplify processes and increase their transparency.
