Roundtable Discussion “Russian Power Grid Sector: Strategy and Its Legal Provision”

On March 24, 2014 the Committee for Economic Policy of the Federation Council arranges a roundtable discussion “Russian Power Grid Sector: Strategy and Its Legal Provision”, the agenda of which includes issues of strategic development of the power grid sector of the Russian Federation, problems related to operation of infrastructural organizations and their solutions, issues of territorial planning and construction of new power grid facilities, long-term regulation of the grid sector as well as issues of technological development of the country’s power grid sector.

The roundtable discussion will be attended by representatives of federal authorities, government authorities of subjects of the Russian Federation, grid companies, guaranteeing suppliers and energy sales organizations as well as representatives of business and expert communities.

The following speakers have been invited:

Viktor Viktorovich Rogotsky, member of the Committee for Economic Policy of the Federal Council, the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation

Yuri Alexandrovich Lipatov, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee for Energy of the State Duma, the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation;

Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Kravchenko, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation;

Igor Nikolaevich Slyunyaev, Minister of Regional Development of the Russian Federation;

Pavel Viktorovich Shpilevoy, Director of the Department of state regulation of tariffs, infrastructural reforms and energy efficiency of the Ministry of economic development of Russia;

Elena Valentinovna Pomchalova, Deputy Head of the Federal Tariff Service;

Anatoly Nikolaevich Golomolzin, Deputy Head of the Federal Antimonopoly Service;

Leonid Valerievich Neganov, Minister of Energy of Moscow Region;

Oleg Mikhailovich Budargin, Chairman of the Management Board of JSC “Russian Grids”;

Boris Ilyich Ayuev, Chairman of the Management Board of JSC “SO of UES”;

Alexander Alexandrovich Khurudzhi, Chairman of the Management Board of Nonprofit Partnership of Territorial Grid Organizations;

Alexander Nikolaevich Maslov, President of the Association of power supply to cities of Russia “PROGRESSELECTRO”, Chairman of Expert Panel “Power grids” of the Advisory Council of the Chairman of the Committee for Energy, the State Duma, the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation.

The magazine “ELECTRIC POWER. Transmission and Distribution”, represented by its Editorial Board and Editorial Staff members, as well as managers, will participate in arranging the event.

The roundtable session will take place March 24, 2014 at 11:00 at: Hall 700, 26 – B. Dmitrovka Street, Moscow.

Contact information for mass media accreditation (held till March 18, 2014):

Tel./Fax: +7(495) 645-12-21, e-mail: info@eepr.ru, Natalya Gusarova.