Dear colleagues
In 2020, despite a pandemic-related decrease in electricity demand, the Division achieved targets set by the government for power generation, giving the highest priority to safety.
In 2020 marking the 75th anniversary of the Russian nuclear industry, Russian NPPs demonstrated safe and reliable performance and reached a new all-time high in the history of the Russian and USSR nuclear power industry — 215.7 billion kWh, exceeding the 2019 level by more than 6.9 billion kWh. Performance against the balance target set by the Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) of Russia (207.6 billion kWh) totalled 104%. In 2020, 42 repairs were carried out at NPP power units, with a total repair time optimisation of 130.5 days against the target. Over the past 20+ years, no incidents affecting safety were recorded at Russian NPPs. The Division’s financial and economic indicators are also growing steadily. In 2020, the Division’s consolidated revenue equalled RUB 592.7 billion, which is more than in 2019 by 8.4%. Rosenergoatom’s investment programme performance rate reached 103%.
This success is especially valuable as it was achieved in a difficult global epidemiological situation caused by the spread of COVID-19. In the shortest time possible, we transitioned more than 6,000 employees to remote work in accordance with all safety requirements, which allowed us to maintain uninterrupted, safe and reliable operation of NPPs, as well as to build and commission new generating facilities as scheduled.
The unique floating thermal nuclear power plant (FTNPP), Russia’s 11th NPP, in Pevek, Chukotka Autonomous District, commenced commercial operation. Innovative power unit No. 2 equipped with a new-generation VVER-1200 reactor was connected to the grid at Leningrad NPP-2 in 2020 and successfully commissioned in 2021. New power units No. 1 and 2 are under construction, and some milestones set by the government were reached ahead of schedule.
The Division actively creates and introduces new products. It prepared a data centre development strategy according to which Rosenergoatom should make the top five data centre market participants by 2025. The Division started to implement an R&D investment project to develop nuclear hydrogen energy technologies for large-scale hydrogen production and consumption, a very promising area both in Russia and abroad.
The Division’s strategic priorities focus on safe NPP operation and take into account the Division’s significant economic, environmental and social impacts. Ambitious goals set by ROSATOM and successfully achieved by the Division’s team are aimed at further development of Russia’s economy and power industry and sustainable development of the Division and its regions of operation.
Andrey Petrov
Director General of JSC Rosenergoatom,
the holding company
of the Power Engineering Division
Head of the Power Engineering Division