OREANDA-NEWS. RAO "UES of Russia" has published the consolidated financial statements of RAO UES Group prepared in accordance with the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) for the first nine months of 2006.

As at 30 September 2006, the Property, Plant, and Equipment (PP&E) of RAO UES Group stood at RUB994,789 million, an increase of RUB39,657 million from 1 January 2006 (RUB955,132 million).

The Group's total assets increased over the nine months ended 30 September 2006 by RUB73,557 million to RUB1,291,456 million.

Of this amount, the Group's non-current assets made RUB1,026,994 million, up RUB34,798 million, while the current assets were RUB264,462 million, an increase of RUB38,759 million from the beginning of the year.