THE ENERGETICIENS OF THE PRIMORIE FORECAST AN AGGRAVATION OF THE
CRISIS IN THE BRANCH








VLADIVOSTOK, March 5.  (Corr. Ria " Novosti " Larissa Beloivan).  The
Russian company " Dalenergo " (it has as a function to supply the
Russian Extreme-East in electricity) has prevenu that for the next
season of heating one had to expect has an energy crisis even more
serious than that of this year.  It A publishes one communicates in
which it releve which this crisis could not be evitee if the tariffs
of electricity are not releves conformement with calculations of the
company " Dalenergo ".  According to energeticians, it is the regional
energy Commission (REK) which is responsible for the situation
compliquee in which is the complex combustibles/energie territory.

It was learned that the REK had pushes back the request for "
Dalenergo " concerning the raising of the tariffs of electricity and
decide to maintain these tariffs inchanges at least until May of this
year.  " By forecasting the objective expenditure of the
energeticians, the REK guarantees for winter 2002 a new energy crisis,
perhaps even major than the derniere ", is it says in one communicates
of press of the limited company " Dalenergo ".

It is notorious that serious disturbances had ete observees at the
time of the season of heating in the provisioning of electric power of
the Russian Extreme-East.  Cities and localites of Primorie had ete
privees of current of 12 A 14 hours per day.