In the I half-year volume of electrical power transfer through networks of KEGOC rose by 6.4%

/Kazakhstan today, August 11, 03/ - In the first half-year of 2003 volume of electrical power transfer through networks of Kazakhstan company KEGOC rose by 6.4% (760.2 m. kilowatt/h) in comparison with similar period of last year, having equaled to 12.6 bn. kilowatt/h. Press-service of KEGOC informed KZ- today about it. Increasing of volumes, the company noted, occurred in accordance with export supplies of electrical power to Russia from "Station Ekibastuzskaya HPS-2" in the volume of 1.7 bn. kilowatt/h. Volumes of services on technical production control were 28.5 bn. kilowatt/h, that was higher by 16.2% (4 bn. kilowatt/h) than the level of corresponding level of 2002. Growth of services on technical production control was caused by increase of electrical power production and imported electrical power consumption. As is known, since January 1 of 2003 there were confirmed and set in operation new tariffs for services of KEGOC OJSC. As the result, the company informed, by the results of the work within the first half-year actual average tariff for services on electrical power transfer exceeded the level of tariff of similar period of last year by 7.8% and equaled to 0.454 tenge/kilowatt/h; tariff for services on technical production control equaled to 0.0463 tenge/kilowatt/h against 0.029 tenge/kilowatt/h in 2002. Services on provision consumers with reliability and stability of power supply, who have built own lines, were rendered by the confirmed tariff 0.089 tenge/kilowatt/h. [2003-08-11]