TGC-1 has obtained the Certificate of Readiness for the heating season

Following the results of the Committee of the Ministry of Power of the Russian Federation, the Act of Readiness of TGC-1 for the autumn and winter period of 2017/18 was signed and the Certificate of Readiness was handed.

Mikhail Fedorov, Director for Production at Gazprom Energoholding LLC, participated in the event.

Chief Engineer of TGC-1 Aleksey Vorobyev noticed that the company has completed all scheduled activities for passing the maximum load period. "Power equipment was examined, technical diagnostics of boilers and network pipelines was performed and many other activities were fulfilled. 13 major and medium repairs at CHPPs and HPPs were completed, the required reserve of primary and backup fuel was formed, staff performance development review was accomplished. All those are necessary conditions for reliable and smooth heat and power supply to our consumers in winter," said Aleksey Vorobyev.

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TGC-1 is the leading producer and supplier of electricity and heat in the Northwest of Russia. TGC-1 comprises electric power plants within four entities of the Russian Federation: St. Petersburg, Republic of Karelia, the Leningrad Oblast, and the Murmansk Oblast.

The installed electric power capacity of TGC-1 is 6.95 GW, heat capacity — 13.65 thousand Gcal/hr.