A proposal to turn Russian nuclear generator Rosenergoatom into a joint stock company has received support from the relevant ministries, it has been reported by sources close to the government. Rosenergoatom, which operates all 10 Russian nuclear power plants, is expected to see draft proposals within the first quarter of 2005.
The transformation of Rosenergoatom into a joint-stock company 100% state-owned will make it possible for the concern to more effectively operate on the market and simplify the procedure of attracting borrowed funds.
Meanwhile, Rosenergoatom expects its revenue to increase to 72 billion rubles ($2.6 billion) in 2005 from 63 billion rubles ($2.3 billion) in 2004.
The group also plans to develop three new nuclear generation plants with a combined capacity of 3GWe by 2010. For the coming year, power output for the group is estimated at 170-171TWh.
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