OREANDA-NEWS. The Consultative Council for Electricity Sector Issues held its first meeting in RAO UES head office. The Council was created by RAO "UES of Russia" jointly with the all-Russia business associations, Delovaya Rossiya ("Business Russia") and Opora Rossii.

During the meeting, the Council explored the feasibility of using the standard technological solutions proposed by Russian power engineering companies for building power units within the framework of the investment programmes pursued of RAO "UES of Russia", WGCs, and TGCs. These solutions are designed to cut costs and speed up the construction of new generation capacity.

The Council recommended to launch the discussion of this issue at the meetings of the Science and Technology Council of RAO "UES of Russia" and the Investments Commission of the RAO UES Board. Their respective decisions are to be approved by the Management Board of RAO "UES of Russia".