Energy System of East reduces electricity generation 5% in Q1, heat output down 1%
MOSCOW. April 30 (Interfax) - RAO Energy System of East generated 9.706 billion kilowatt-hours (kWh) in the first quarter of 2013, 4.8% less than in the same period last year.
Electricity generation in March edged down 0.31% year-on-year to 3.191 billion kWh, the company said in a statement.
Russia generated 292.6 billion kWh of electricity in the first quarter, 1.9% less year-on-year. In the Far East, excluding isolated systems, generation totaling 14.1 billion kWh, 0.4% more. Energy System of East accounted for 3.3% of total Russian production and 68.5% of Far Eastern production.
Energy System of East electricity generation (mln kWh):
| Q1 2013 | Q1 2012 | Change | |
| DGK | 7142 | 7525.4 | -5% |
| Yakutskenergo | 1266.9 | 1230.2 | 3% |
| Sakhaenergo | 87.8 | 86 | 2% |
| Kamchatskenergo | 293.8 | 302.9 | -3% |
| YuESK | 34.1 | 36.3 | -6% |
| Magadanenergo | 68.8 | 64.2 | 7% |
| Chukotenergo | 76.2 | 72.4 | 5% |
| Sakhalinenergo | 607.8 | 638.6 | -5% |
| Mobile Energy | 128.8 | 234.1 | -45% |
| Total | 9706.1 | 10190.2 | -5% |
Energy System of East power stations and boiler plants put out 14.042 million GCal of heat in the first quarter, 0.9% less than in the same period last year.
Energy System of East heat output ('000 Gcal):
| Q1 2013 | Q1 2012 | Change | |
| DGK | 9904.9 | 10001.8 | -1% |
| Yakutskenergo | 1116.2 | 1083.7 | 3% |
| Sakhaenergo | 46.1 | 43.8 | 5.3% |
| Kamchatskenergo | 639.8 | 623.6 | 2.6% |
| YuESK | 916.8 | 966.5 | -5.1% |
| Magadanenergo | 30.4 | 28.6 | 6.4% |
| Chukotenergo | 513.8 | 542.9 | -5.4% |
| Sakhalinenergo | 183.7 | 203.4 | -9.7% |
| Mobile Energy | 689.8 | 674 | 2.3% |
| Total | 14041.6 | 14168.3 | -0.9% |
Energy System of East unites power companies in Russia's Far East with capacity to produce over 9,000 megawatts of electricity and 17,900 GCal/hr of heat, and operates over 102,000 kilometers of transmission lines. RusHydro has a controlling stake.