Meeting at RT House of the Government on the issue of energy supply facilities of Summer Universiade 2013

Meeting on energy facilities of XXVII World Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan was held today in the RT House of Government with the paticipation of Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak, President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov and etc.

Opening the meeting, Minnikhanov noted that the further economic development of the region depends on the degree of development of its energy system. He recalled that the country adopted another long-term target program "Energy saving and energy efficiency in the Republic of Tatarstan for 2010-2015". Overall, thanks to the implementation of such programs in the past decade, the energy consumption has significantly reduced, energy efficiency increased. The Head of the republic said that the Kazan region is power-hungry, and the issue of energy efficiency, especially during the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan, is very important. According to him, the Federal Grid Company (FGC) can not solve the problem of energy shortage without support.

In turn, the RF Minister of Energy Alexander Novak said that the preparation electric power facilities of the Volga Federal District (VFD) for the autumn-winter 2012-2013, is inextricably linked with the problems of energy supply facilities of 2013Summer Universiade. He also stressed that today the Ministry of Energy pays particular attention to energy efficiency, including the preparation and holding of the Olympic Games in 2014 in Sochi, and the preparation of the activities of the APEC summit.

Alexander Novak noted that all energy supply facilities of Summer Universiade in Kazan in 2013 should be in the first place. It is important to know the stage of readiness of all these facilities to provide timely assistance. All relevant departments should work together and solve all the problems, said Alexander Novak.

The keynote speaker was CEO of JSC "Grid Company" Ilshat Fardiev. He said that today the plan of preparatio the energy system of the Republic of Tatarstan for the activities of the 2013 Summer Universiade in Kazan is approved.
Ilshat Fardiev also reported that the reconstruction of a number of substations (including "Kindery" and "Central» substations ), with the replacement of equipment is in prosess.