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04/17/2019 A. Murov speaks at the RNC CIGRE reporting conference The Chairman of the Russian National Committee of CIGRE, the head of FGC UES Andrey Murov held a reporting conference on results of the 47th session of the international association. Participants discussed practical cases of the introduction of end-to-end digital technologies in the energy sector and the development of the manufacture of globally competitive electrical products in Russia. They considered key industry trends in the era of digitalization, decarbonization and decentralization.

04/15/2019 FGC UES upgrades the substation that supplies the Yamal – Europe gas pipeline section in Smolensk Region FGC UES has completed the reconstruction of the 220 kV Kompressornaya substation. A new 125 MVA autotransformer was installed at the power facility. The project improved the reliability of power supply to consumers of Smolensk Region, including compressor stations of the Gazprom pipeline system.

04/09/2019 The Ministry of Energy of Russia announces FGC UES the best socially-oriented company in the industry in 2019 FGC UES was awarded the main prize of the contest “The Best Socially Oriented Company in the Energy Sector” held by the Ministry of Energy of Russia. In addition, FGC UES won in the categories "Development of the labor market and promotion of employment of the population" and "The best public non-financial report of energy sector companies”.

04/03/2019 Almost 760 FGC UES facilities join "Earth Hour" FGC UES for the sixth time joined the Earth Hour, a global environmental event targeted at reminding about the reasonable consumption of resources. For 60 minutes, the lighting of 758 administrative buildings and substations was switched off in an amount that did not affect production activities and safety.

04/02/2019 FGC UES increases capacity of its Petersburg Energy Ring unit, 330 kV Vostochnaya substation, to 1850 MVA FGC UES has replaced two 25 MVA transformers at 330 kV Vostochnaya substation for power equipment with total capacity of 80 MVA. The project has created opportunities to connect new consumers of the Vsevolozhsky district of the Leningrad Region with a population of more than 350 thousand people.

04/01/2019 FGC UES invests about 6 bn rubles into the upgrade of one of the key power hubs of the Western Siberia The reconstruction of the 500 kV substation Tyumen has been completed. Power equipment with a total capacity of 1252 MVA has been completely upgraded at the facility, switching devices have been upgraded, and remote control systems have been installed. As a result, conditions have been created for connection of new consumers, improving the reliability of operation of the power facility participating in the scheme of power supply of Tyumenskaya CHP-1 and Tyumenskaya CHP-2, transit of power "Tyumen – Ural", and providing power supply to oil and gas and metallurgical enterprises.

03/29/2019 FGC UES connects R&D centers of Russia's biggest companies to the Skolkovo smart network FGC UES has provided power supply for new facilities of the Skolkovo innovation center, including buildings of R&D units of SIBUR, Transmachholding, and Tatneft. The works have been made as part of the Skolkovo project to build a 20/04 kV smart distribution network with a total cost of RUB 10.3 billion.

03/18/2019 Federal Grid Company Announces FY 2018 IFRS Results Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System (“Federal Grid Company” or “the Company”; Moscow Exchange, LSE: FEES), part of PJSC ROSSETI Group of Companies, and the operator of the Unified National Electricity Grid (“UNEG”), announces its audited consolidated financial results for the year ended 31 December 2018 under International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS).

03/15/2019 Notice of IFRS disclosure terms for the year ended 31 December 2018 and details of the conference call Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System , the operator of Russia’s unified electricity transmission grid system, will announce its audited consolidated IFRS financial results for the year ended 31 December 2018 on Monday, March 18, 2019.

03/12/2019 Head of FGC UES A. Murov sums up the company’s work in 2018 During the meeting with the management and heads of regional divisions, Andrey Murov, Chairman of the Management Board of FGC UES, noted that the company in 2018 and for more than 5 years in a row has ensured the growth of reliability, quality of services, high financial and economic indicators. As of the year-end, none of the branches (MES) showed increase in technological errors rate. On average, the company reduced the accident rate by 16%. The best dynamics was shown by backbone grids of the East (-33%), the North-West (-25%) and Siberia (-23%).

03/11/2019 Construction of power supply facilities for the compressor stations of the Power of Siberia gas pipeline begins FGC UES (part of the Rosseti group) has begun the implementation of the second phase of the power supply project for Gazprom’s Power of Siberia pipeline system.   In the Amur Region and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), the construction of 220 kV switching stations for connecting to backbone grids of gas pipeline compressor stations began. By August 2019, it is planned to put into operation the infrastructure for two compressor stations.

03/06/2019 Consumer Council of FGC UES discusses the quality of services rendered to power receivers from the UNEG in 2018 During the seventh meeting of the Consumer Council of FGC UES, the key results of the company's work in 2018 and main aspects of interaction with customers were reviewed. It was noted that the electricity supply from the UNEG increased by 1.9% yoy – to 557.8 billion kWh. The accident rate reduced by 16%, the average duration of supply interruptions shortened by almost 7%. 248 technological connection contracts for almost 8 GW of power were performed.

03/01/2019 FGC UES sums up the results of anti-corruption measures taken in 2018 In 2018, FGC UES (a part of the Rosseti group) implemented a set of measures aimed at improving anti-corruption activities. In particular, internal documents are updated, new control tools are implemented, training for employees is organized. 12 inspections were conducted at branches, subsidiaries and affiliates and over 10.8 thousand examinations of procurement procedure participants were carried out.

02/28/2019 FGC UES receives a certificate of readiness for the Universiade-2019 in Krasnoyarsk The document confirms the full readiness of FGC UES (part of the Rosseti group) for the power supply of the infrastructure of the XXIX Winter Universiade. In total, 33 facilities of the company are involved in this process, 11 of which have been reconstructed, including the modernization of all main power centers of Krasnoyarsk. The availability of energy workers has been increased. To eliminate interruptions, FGC UES sent the region 49 diesel generator units for more than 22 MW in total. This exceeds 50% of the total capacity of backup power sources located in the city.

02/22/2019 Federal Grid Company Announces 2018 RAS Results Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System, owner and operator of the Unified National Electricity Grid (“UNEG”), announces its financial results for 2018 under Russian Accounting Standards (RAS).

02/20/2019 FGC UES will increase the capacity of the substation supplying electric power to Dagestan and transiting electricity to Azerbaijan by 25% The first modernization stage of Derbent substation for 330 kV – one of the biggest feeding centers in the Republic of Dagestan - has been completed. Instead of the obsolete air circuit breakers for 110 kV the facility is fitted with highly reliable SF6 equipment. Till the end of 2019 as part of the second project stage the current autotransformer with a capacity of 125 MVA at the substation will be replaced by a more powerful autotransformer with a capacity of 200 MVA. FGC UES (a member of Rosseti Group) invests 180 million roubles in this project.

02/15/2019 The head of FGC UES, Mr. A. Murov, has taken part in the Russian Investment Forum During RIF 2019 head of FGC UES delegation, Mr. Andrey Murov, who is the Chairman of the Management Board of the company, participated in forum panels that addressed the topics of power industry development, modernization of power grid, digitalization. On the margins of the forum FGC UES signed an agreement on cooperation with Russian Copper Company in terms of power supply to the deposits; the companies held bilateral working meetings.

02/14/2019 FGC UES and Russian Copper Company made an agreement on electric power supply to promising copper deposits On the margins of the Russian Investment Forum (RIF-2019) Mr. Andrey Murov, the Chairman of the Management Board of Federal Grid Company of Unified Energy System, and Mr. Vsevolod Levin, the President of Russian Copper Company (RCC),  signed an agreement on cooperation as part of utility connection of Malmyzhsky porphyry copper-gold deposit as well as other promising project to the Unified National Power Grid.

02/07/2019 FGC UES has completed construction of power transit facility in Irkutsk Region as part of the macroproject for power supply to the Baikal–Amur Mainline (BAM) and the Trans-Siberian Railway New power line for 220 kV, “Tira – Nadezhdinskaya”, is among the key facilities constructed for reliable power supply of the Baikal–Amur Mainline. This dual-circuit power line extends over 300 km. This power facility will also feed the oil pumping stations of Eastern Siberia–Pacific Ocean oil pipeline.

02/05/2019 The head of FGC UES, Mr. A. Murov, has become a member of the Bureau of Russian Engineering Union The Chairman of the Management Board of FGC UES,  Mr. Andrey Murov, has been admitted as a member of the Bureau of Russian Engineering Union – permanent collegiate governing body of the organization. CEO of the company will also be the head of a new committee on development and adoption of technologies in energy efficiency and conservation.