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Native name | ПАО Интер РАО ЕЭС |
|---|---|
| Company type | Public (ПAO) |
| MCX: IRAO | |
| Industry | Electricity |
| Founded | 1997; 28 years ago (1997) |
| Founder | RAO UES |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Boris Kovalchuk,(CEO) Igor Sechin (Chairman of the Board of Directors) |
| Products | Electrical power Electric power infrastructure |
| Services | Electricity generation anddistribution International trading |
| Revenue | $13.7 billion[1] (2020) |
| $1.12 billion[1] (2020) | |
| $1.05 billion[1] (2020) | |
| Total assets | $12 billion[1] (2020) |
| Total equity | $8.54 billion[1] (2020) |
Number of employees | 15,879 |
| Website | interrao.ru |
Joint Stock Company Inter RAO UES (Russian:Публичное акционерное общество «ИНТЕР РАО ЕЭС», short form:Inter RAO), traded as, is a diversified energy holding company headquartered in Moscow, Russia. Its business includes power and heat generation, electricity supply, international energy trading, engineering, design and development of electric power infrastructure. In addition to its assets in Russia it controls several energy companies outside Russia includingthermal andhydro power plants, grid operators and energy traders. It holds a monopoly on the export and import of electricity in Russia.[2]
Inter RAO is one of the largest Russian public energy companies bymarket capitalization which exceeded US$10.5 billion at the end of 2011.[3] In fiscal year 2011 the company reported a revenue of USD 18.24 bn (versus USD 15.28 bn in 2010) and net income of $1.41 billion (vs $614 million in 2010).[4] At the end of 2011, Inter RAO Group had more than 47,000 employees. In 2021, the company's revenue amounted to 89 billion rubles.[5]
Inter RAO was established in 1997 as a subsidiary of the Russian unified power companyRAO UES. Its initial focus was international energy trading.[6]
In 2002, Inter RAO started exporting electricity from Russia and generating its own electricity.
In 2005, Inter RAO made several acquisitions:
In early 2008, Inter RAO obtainted listings on the Russian stock exchangesMICEX andRTS. As a part of its reorganization, Inter RAO received several Russian power generation facilities includingSochi Thermal Power Plant,North-West Thermal Power Plant,Ivanovo CCPP andKaliningrad CHPP-2. In the same year, Inter RAO purchased the remaining 49% stake in the Cuciurgan power station.[7]
In following years, theGovernment of Russia transferred the power companies shares remaining after the reform of RAO UES in the property of state-owned companiesRusHydro,FGC UES,Rosimushchestvo, andRosneftegaz to Inter RAO. That included transfer of 41% stake inIrkutskenergo, 65.8% ofOGK-1, 3.24% ofOGK-4, 26.43% ofOGK-5, 24.9% ofTGC-6, 34.21% ofTGC-7, 30.54% ofTGC-11, 20.24% ofKuzbassenergo, 21.27% ofBashkirenergo, 14.48% ofSangtuda 1 Hydroelectric Power Plant (in Tajikistan), and 100% ofRazdan Thermal Power Plant (in Armenia).[8][9]
In 2009, Inter RAO shares were included in the MSCI EM Index. In the end of 2009, INTER RAO was ranked fifth inStandard & Poor's informational transparency rating of the Russian energy companies.[10]
In June 2018,board member Karina Tsurkan was arrested by theFederal Security Service, on allegations of spying on behalf ofRomania.[11]
On 13 May 2022, Inter RAO subsidiary RAO Nordic announced to suspend deliveries of electricity toFinland and stopped them at midnight. The announcement came one day after Finland's presidentSauli Niinistö and prime ministerSanna Marin had expressed their support for Finnish membership in theNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).[12][13] The move fits an ongoing pattern ofeconomic sanctions and counter-sanctions in the wake of the2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Major shareholders of Inter RAO are Russian state-owned entities. As of August 2018, shareholders of Inter RAO were:[14]
Boris Kovalchuk is the CEO of Inter RAO.[15]
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Combined installed capacity of power plants operated by Inter RAO Group is approximately 28 GW.[16] Inter RAO UES controls the following power generation assets.
Russian power generating assets
| Asset | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| INTER RAO - Electric Power Plants | Russia | 2283 MW |
| OGK-1 | Russia | 9861 MW |
| OGK-3 | Russia | 8357 MW |
| TGK-11 | Russia | 1971 MW |
| Ivanovo CCPP | Russia | 110 MW |
Power generation assets in other countries
| Asset | Location | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Hrazdan TPP | Armenia | 1110 MW |
| Mtkvari TPP | Georgia | 600 MW |
| Khrami HPP-1 | Georgia | 112,8 MW |
| Khrami HPP-2 | Georgia | 114,4 MW |
| Ekibastuz GRES-2 Power Station | Kazakhstan | 1000 MW |
| Cuciurgan power station | Moldova | 2520 MW |
| Vydmantai Wind Park | Lithuania | 30 MW |
| Sangtuda 1 Hydroelectric Power Plant | Tajikistan | 670 MW |
The main export markets for INTER RAO areFinland,Lithuania andBelarus.[17]
The following Inter RAO subsidiaries are responsible for international energy trading:
From October 2021, Inter RAO has increased supplying electricity toChina by 90% up from planned amount, within the terms of the 25-year agreement of 2012 withState Grid Corporation of China.[18] At the end of the same month, China sent out a call to “Inter RAO” for nearly double current amounts of supplies of electricity by the end of the year 2021. According to Alexandra Panina, member of the board of “Inter RAO”, the request of Chinese partners will be ratified almost completely.[19]
In October 2021, Inter RAO announced electricity commercial supplies toKazakhstan in November, due to its "inhouse" deficiency in this country.[20]
On May 14, 2022 RAO Nordic released a statement saying they were halting the import of power into Finland due to lack of payment. Power transmission halted at 2200 GMT May 14, 2022.[21]
Inter RAO Group operates seven Russian power supply companies.[22]
| Asset | Location |
|---|---|
| Moscow Power Supply Company | Moscow, Russia |
| St. Petersburg Power Supply Company | St. Petersburg, Russia |
| Altai Power Supply Company | Altai Krai, Russia |
| Saratovenergo | Saratov Oblast, Russia |
| Tambov Power Supply Company | Tambov Oblast, Russia |
| INTER RAO - Oryol Power Supply Company | Oryol Oblast Russia |
| RN Energo | Moscow, Russia |
| Power Grids of Armenia | Armenia |
| Telasi | Georgia |
INTER RAO Group controls two distribution grid companies in South Caucasus,Power Grids of Armenia andTelasi.[citation needed]
| Asset | Location | Grid Length | Number of consumers, thousands |
|---|---|---|---|
| Power Grids of Armenia | Armenia | 30 335 km | 950 |
| Telasi | Georgia | 3 930 km | 466.9 |
Inter RAO develops its engineering business as a key component of its integrated business model. In engineering, Inter RAO plans to focus on design of energy infrastructure, coordination of construction, delivery and installation of equipment; installation, configuration and maintenance services; and manufacturing of boiler and turbine equipment. The company asserts that these initiatives of its engineering business will help Inter RAO secure at least 20% of thermal power plant engineering, construction and equipment market.[23]List of main engineering businesses within Inter RAO Group:
| Asset | Location | Profile |
|---|---|---|
| INTER RAO-Engineering | Russia | Coordination of Group's engineering projects |
| Quartz Group | Russia | Construction of infrastructure facilities, all types of energy equipment repairs |
| Dominanta Group | Russia | Construction and operation of small generators |
| Joint Venture withGE andUK ODK | Russia | Manufacturing and sales of gas turbines |
| Joint Venture withWorleyParsons | Russia | Import of leading edge technologies to Russia |
A Moscow court has approved the arrest of a Moldovan-born executive of the Russian energy company Inter RAO, for allegedly spying for Romania, Russia's state news agency Tass reported.
The Interfax and TASS news agencies quoted a spokesperson at Moscow's Lefortovo district court as saying Karina Tsurkan had been detained by agents of Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB).
