OREANDA-NEWS. On 21 April 2009 was announced, that for IES-Holding the year 2009 will pass under the sign of energy saving. The Company intends not only to increase the efficiency of energy resources use at its enterprises, i.e. to upgrade the equipment, introduce the state-of-the-art technologies and construct new power plants, but to favour the development of energy consumption culture in Russia.

For this purpose IES organizes two power efficiency contests for individual consumers and legal bodies in 16 regions. They will be held in Republic of Komi, Mary El Republic, Mordovia, Chuvash Republic, Udmurt Republic, Perm Territory, Vladimir Region, Ivanovo Region, Kirov Region, Hizhgorod Region, Orenburg Region, Penza Region, Samara Region, Saratov Region, Sverdlovsk Region and Ulianovsk Region.

“30 days of energy saving” contest starts on March 4, 2009, which is held by IES-Holding under support of one of the world largest organizations – Wild World Fund. Its main goal is to encourage the active actions of inhabitants within the improvement of energy efficiency.

The contest will last till April 4. The organizers intend to inform in details the household consumers about the ways of saving power and heat energy within daily domestic consumption, and how it can help to reduce the expenses for public services and contribute to nature protection. To get the awards the participants have to learn these recommendations and tell about their experience in a letter-report “How I have spent 30 days of energy saving”.

The winners will be identified by the contest commission, which consists of IES-Holding, WWF and mass media representatives. Ten winners in each region will be granted with certificates and gift tokens for purchase of energy saving goods.

On March 4 the selection of nominees for participation in the final of “Energy Cooperation Contest” will be started. The contest is held among the corporate consumers of power and heat energy. The mission of the event is to define and encourage the legal bodies being the consumers of power and heat energy for active introduction of energy saving and efficient technologies.

Awarding ceremony for winners of “Energy Cooperation Contest” will take place on April 24, 2009. The winners will be granted with “Year Energy Effect” prize – the symbol of power men’s cooperation for the purpose of business energy efficiency increase. The winners will get certificates signed by M.Slobodin IES-Holding President.

The jury will also point out the companies of the region wasting energy resources. The leaders in this category will get the anti-prize – “Year Energy Vampire”.