OREANDA-NEWS. December 07, 2011. Moscow Arbitration Court upheld the decision and determination of the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS Russia) that “Krasnoyarsk Regional Energy Company” Ltd. violated the antimonopoly law (Part 1 Article 10 of the Federal Law “On Protection of Competition”), reported the press-centre of FAS Russia.

On 30th May 2011, FAS found that “Krasnoyarsk Regional Energy Company” Ltd. restricted competition.

Earlier FAS received a petition of “Montazh-Stroi” Ltd. that “Krasnoyarsk Regional Energy Company” Ltd. unreasonably refused to conclude a contract on technological connection by redistributing capacity.

FAS Commission established that “Montazh-Stroi” Ltd. and “Krasnoyarsk Towed Vehicles Plant” OJSC concluded an agreement about power redistribution. In accordance with the Rules for Technological Connections, the companies notified “Krasnoyarsk Regional Energy Company” Ltd. about the concluded agreement and sent an enquiry about calculating the costs of technological connection under special design (with the required appendices).

However, “Krasnoyarsk Regional Energy Company” Ltd. refused to redistribute capacity under the grounds not specified by the Rules.

FAS issued a determination that “Krasnoyarsk Regional Energy Company” Ltd. to eliminate the violations.

Reference:

Under Clause 34 of the Rules for Technological Connections, petitioners (except the persons specified in Clause 12.1 of the Rules, connected capacity of whose energy-receiving devices is up to 15 kW inclusive, petitioners specified in Clauses 13 and 14 Rules, as well as petitioners connected to the facilities of the unified national (all-Russian) grid, petitioners that did not pay for technological connection or did not pay for technological connection in full), that own or possess under any other legal basis energy-receiving devices, which were technologically connected to electric power networks according to the established procedures before 1st January 2009, can, upon an agreement with other owners of energy-receiving devices, reduce the volume of connected capacity (surplus, unlocked energy-saving potential, etc.) own energy-receiving devices, with simultaneous redistribution of the volume of connected capacity to the benefit of other owners within the zone of a relevant power centre.