OREANDA-NEWS.  December 04, 2012. JSC “MOESK” Board of Directors decided to approve the adjusted business plan for 2012 taking as the basis the principle parameters of the business plan for 2013-2016 as well as adjusted 2012-2017 investment program. Also the body made changes in target levels of key performance indicators (KPI) for 2012, reported the press-centre of MOESK.

In forming the adjusted business plan for 2012, the Company used the actual financial results for the first half of 2012. According to the mentioned document sales are expected at the level of 116,748 mln rub. which is 7.7 % more than planned previously. Indicator grew mainly due to rise of sales from energy transmission services in Moscow. Thus when the business plan for 2012 was preparing it was expected that since January 1st, 2012 “Joint Payment” energy transmission operator function in Moscow would be settled on JSC “United Utility Company” (OEK). Correspondingly anticipated sales from energy transmission services were calculated regarding planned individual tariff and absence of approved tariff and balance decisions.

However in fact decree of Moscow Regional Commission for Energy dated December 26th, 2011 No. 165/1 adopted “Double payment” scheme. According to it services rendered by JSC “MOESK” are paid as per joint tariff that includes among others payments to JSC “OEK”. It is worth mentioning that in the second half of 2012 sales in Moscow and Moscow region are calculated regarding the changes of administrative boarders of the regions.

Planned costs by the end of 2012 account to 93,525 mln rub., that is 4,523 mln rub. higher than previously approved. Non-controllable costs rise in comparison with previously approved plan is generally associated with the decision concerning described above payment scheme within Moscow. Moreover owing to annex of “New Moscow” territories to the capital non-controllable costs were adjusted with regard to approved individual tariffs for payment settlements with territory grid organizations (TGO) and volumes of affirmed capacity and net power flow for the purposes of payment calculation in favor of “FGC UES”, JSC. It should be noted that costs for electricity purchased to compensate losses are expected to fall due to decrease of average price and loss volume. Adjustment of controllable costs is mainly driven by changes in the following articles: costs for repair, costs for consultancy services, costs for leasing, costs for personnel.

Gross profit increase is planned basing on the more rapid growth of sales compared with costs of production and sales of products, works and services. It will also allow the Company to raise EBITDA.

Net profit growth in comparison with the approved plan is the result of rise of productive supply, fall of costs for electricity purchased to compensate losses, increase of other revenues and cutting of taxes paid.

Debt/EBITDA dynamics measuring debt burden proves following the course of developing of stable and reliable Company. Considerable fall of the indicator states the reduction of borrowed funds and rising of EBITDA.

The adjusted business plan for 2012 envisages extension of own productive supply relating to actual level of 2011 by 3.5 %. Herewith adjustment of previously approved plan for 2012 accounted to 2.9 %. Annual productive supply growth is driven by augmentation of energy consumption volume and gradual reduction of losses. Thus according to the adjusted business plan it is anticipated to achieve the year reduction of losses by 0.59 p.p. against previously planned.

Investment program
Within the context of the adjusted business plan for 2012 approval issue there was adopted adjusted investment program of the Company for 2012-2017.

Capital investments disbursement and commissioning adjustment was executed with regard of concluding of contracts on compensation of losses and concluding of new contracts for grid connection. Moreover investment program was adjusted taking into account changes of Moscow region electric power industry perspective development program.

On November 14th, 2012 Russian Ministry of Energy approved changes into 2012-2017 JSC “MOESK” investment program relating to key parameters of 2012 investment program (Order No. 576).

According to approved adjustments it is planned that financing volume in 2012 will account to 37,952.2 mln rub. including VAT. That is higher than the indicator of the investment program approved by the Order No. 241 dated May 5th 2012 by 511 mln rub. It is worth mentioning that investment program for Moscow including territories of New Moscow was reduced by 749.5 mln rub. or 3 %, while for Moscow region – expanded by 1,260.3 mln rub., that equals to 10 %.