The Soviet energy system, which was actively developing in the 1970s-1980s, is gradually wearing out and exhausting its capacity in Russia and other countries of the former USSR, which leads to famine / He writes about this RIA Novosti Citing the opinion of Timofey Mazurchuk, an expert at the Department of National Economy of the Faculty of Economics of RUDN University.
“Many stations were designed to have a capacity of 40-50 years and these periods are running out,” the expert said.
According to him, in 2015 the depreciation of fixed assets in the Russian electric power sector was 44.5%, while in 2023 this figure, excluding new regions, will reach 51%. The most worn-out machines are intended for heat and electricity production.
“The sharp decline in industry in the 1990s made it possible for previously created facilities to survive. But the increase in commissioning of new thermal power plants was not enough to stop the process,” Mazurchuk said.
Sanctions have cut off supplies of critical equipment and technology since 2014. Only in recent years has the Russian Federation been able to start producing turbines for most power plants. Mazurchuk called for households to follow the example of the West and allow them to provide their own energy and sell surplus products.
It was known at the beginning of September sharp growth After the July indexation, in some regions, tariffs for housing and communal services. In Kostroma, the kopeck fee rose to 8,250 ₽, and in Vladivostok, the sewerage tariff increased by 25-30%. Experts attribute this to climatic conditions and infrastructure modernization.
It was there before named regions with the lowest share of housing and social service costs.
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Source: Gazeta
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