OREANDA-NEWS. In Astoria hotel business magazine Expert North-West held annual award ceremony Expert of the Year. Igor Tarasov, head of the department of capital construction at Pravoberezhnaya CHP became one of the winners in the category Industry.

Expert of the Year is awarded in 15 nominations owing to outgoing achievements in economic, scientific and technological innovations, for social projects that have received the highest recognition of professional community and general public. Its main objective is to find new names in different spheres of social life.

Competitors for award are not the top managers, but leading experts, who have a key influence on the activities of their companies and development of the whole industry as well. "These people form the trend of development of our city and region," — said Roman Romaniuk, editor of Expert North-West.

Igor Tarasov received a diploma and a silver breastplate Expert of the Year. He thanked the business community for the fact that one of the most important projects of TGC-1 in 2012 was noticed: "I am pleased that our project — PGU-450 Pravoberezhnaya CHP — was taken into account. Owing to the fact that we start the operation of new modern unit, we can provide rapidly developing Nevsky district of St. Petersburg with heat and power".