At the current time the Programme for energy saving and improving energy efficiency for Kubanenergo 2011 and up to 2015 approved by decision of the Board of Directors (Protocol of 05.10.2011 № 118/2011) is being carried out at the Company.
The goals of this Programme are to reduce electricity losses in transport and reducing expenditure on energy resources on the production needs of the Company.
In 2011 the Programme for energy saving and improving energy efficiency stipulated the following actions at Kubanenergo:
- renovation of the 0.4 kilovolt distribution networks in view of the installation of automatic metering points and replacement of wires with self supporting insulated wires;
- acquisition and installation of high voltage commercial 6–10 kilovolt electricity metering points;
- environmental survey work on installation of an automated data measurement system for commercial electricity metering for domestic consumers in districts with high commercial losses;
- renovation and unbundling of problematic 0.4 kilovolt feeders, installation of automatic metering points and replacement of metering devices and uninsulated wires with self supporting insulated wires on power lines and branch arms to domestic consumers, replacement of underloaded and overloaded transformers, replacement or installation of compensating installations;
- improving the electricity metering system;
- full equipping of Company facilities with electricity metering devices for resources used for production needs;
- improving energy efficiency of systems for lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, water supply to office and manufacturing buildings and equipment to reduce expenditure of energy resources on commercial and production needs.
Expenditure on work stipulated by the Programme for 2011 totalled 425.8 million rubles. Sources of finance for these expenditures were the investment programme (362.1 million rubles), the repairs programme (46.1 million rubles) and self cost (17.6 million rubles).