OREANDA-NEWS. November 20, 2007. OAO "Novosibirskenergo” received a certification of readiness for autumn/winter period 2007-2008.

A committee consisting of the representatives of the RF Federal Service for Supervision of Environment, Technology and Nuclear Management for the Siberian Federal District, the RF Ministry for Civil Defense, Emergencies and Disaster Relief General Board for the Novosibirsk Region, the management of Sibirenergotechnadzor and Novosibirskenergo assessed the readiness of the power supply system for operation through the autumn/winter load maximum, and established that the Company had performed the required volume of preparation work for the coming heating season.

Particularly, in accordance with the performance targets, a reserve of prime and backup fuel amounted to (as of October 01, 2007): coal—1,206,000 tons against the target of 1,060,000 tons, fuel oil—5,721 tons against the target of 3,700 tons. The scheduled repair and maintenance of the main and auxiliary equipment, as well as of buildings and facilities were performed; the equipment passed the required engineering certification and operation testing; Novosibirskenergo is prepared to perform dispatcher tasks on the generation of heat and electrical energy for all possible winter temperature ranges. The Company completed all the operational arrangements required for prevention of damage to equipment, buildings, and facilities under low open-air temperature conditions, as well as measures to improve reliability and performance characteristics of the equipment, etc.

Previously, the winterization certifications for 2007-2008 were successfully obtained by all branches and affiliate companies of OAO Novosibirskenergo.