OREANDA-NEWS. On 26 May 2009 was announced, that the decree of the Perm Administration on completion of 2008-2009 heating season came into effect on May 12. The current year's heating season started on September 18, 2008 and closed on May 12. According to the existing regulations, heating shall be cut following an appropriate decree of the city administration, when the period of average daily temperature of +8 degrees C lasts more than 5 (five) days. Beginning on May 12, Perm Heating Networks of Generation Urals Division of IES-Holding has been gradually cutting heat supply to consumers. Several days are required to completely close the heating season - this is necessary for compliance with the hydraulic control system of the heating network.

Power plants of Generation Urals Division of IES-Holding - CGP-6, CGP-9, CGP-13, CGP-14, the Levoberezhnaya boiler house and Perm Heating Networks, located in the regional center, operated normally during the heating season and ensured stable heat supply to customers.

During the last winter period, no serious accidents and emergencies occurred in the heating networks and generating facilities of IES-Holding in Perm. This proves the high qualification level of Generation Urals Division specialists and the division's ability to operate in the conditions of high loads in winter. Thus, 1,019 million rubles was invested, 9083 kilometers of heating networks was replaced and equipment was repaired as part of measures aimed at reliable and safe operation of the Division in the Perm Region in the 2008-2009 winter period. The major works at heating networks in Perm include the completion of the current stage of reconstruction of M-I-01 heating main supplying power to central districts of the city; replacement of 530 meters of the heating main (1000 mm diameter) at the territory of CGP-9 for increase of safety and reliability of heat supply to the Industrial and Dzerzhinsky Districts.

At present heating supply facilities of Generation Urals Division in Perm are switched to the summer operating mode. At the same time, the preparation to the next 2009-2010 heating season has been already started.