The Unified Energy System (OAO RAO UES of Russia; Russian: ЕЭС России or Russian: Единая Энергетическая Система) was an electric power holding company in Russia. It owned about 70% of Russia's installed electric capacity, 96% of high-voltage grid and over 70% of transmission lines. In addition to the Russian market, RAO UES exported electricity to the CIS and Scandinavia. The last head of RAO UES was Anatoly Chubais.
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The Unified Energy System (OAO RAO UES of Russia; Russian: ЕЭС России or Russian: Единая Энергетическая Система) was an electric power holding company in Russia. It owned about 70% of Russia's installed electric capacity, 96% of high-voltage grid and over 70% of transmission lines. In addition to the Russian market, RAO UES exported electricity to the CIS and Scandinavia. The last head of RAO UES was Anatoly Chubais.
Unified Energy System of Russia was established by Presidential Decree #932 signed on August 15, 1992 as an electric energy holding company. Most of the state-owned electric energy assets, such as thermal and hydroelectric power plants, transmission lines as well as state-owned shares in power companies, research and engineering companies and construction entities of the industry were transferred to RAO UES, with exception of assets related to the nuclear energy. In total, RAO UES owned more than 70 energy companies and more than 40 power plants with federal level...
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