LUKOIL ELECTRIC POWER FACILITIES ARE FULLY READY FOR AUTUMN AND WINTER

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

All of LUKOIL’s electric power facilities have been granted preparedness certificates for the autumn and winter period (AWP).

The AWP preparation program envisaged over 700 activities with the total cost of RUR 1.2 billion. The plans also included more than 650 engineering certifications and industrial safety due diligence procedures.

In the course of AWP preparation 26 total overhauls and 159 routine overhauls of the power-generating equipment at the power stations have been conducted. During the summer season,60 kilometers of heat networks of different diameters were re-laid, over 90 kilometers of 6-kilovolt overhead transmission lines were repaired, 87 substations were subjected to capital overhaul and a great number of oil-break switches were replaced with modern vacuum-operated switches, which greatly contributes to the safety of electric power supply and environmental protection.

As part of the AWP preparation, 145 emergency and firefighting personnel trainings were conducted.

In accordance with the Order by the Federal Agency for Ecological, Technological and Nuclear Supervision unscheduled inspections of hydraulic facilities, hydraulic turbines and electrical equipment were conducted at ООО LUKOIL-Kubanenergo and ООО LUKOIL-Rostovenergo. No defects affecting AWP preparedness have been traced.