Weather conditions were favorable for winter and spring grain crop development in May-July. During the first week of July soil moisture reserves were satisfactory except for Western regions. Last week was rather hot with minor precipitations. Currently, a dry weather phenomenon is observed in some Southern, Eastern and Western regions. Early spring crops are at…
In January-June Big Port St. Petersburg handled 24.16 million tons of cargo (down by 8% YoY). According to the port authority, transshipment of oil products fell by 34% to 3.32 million tons, dry bulk cargo – by 15% to 3.61 million tons, general cargo climbed by 1% to 6.13 million tons. The port’s container throughput…
The Taganrog Boiler-Making Works “Krasny Kotelshchik”, a member of the company Power Machines, has manufactured and shipped the chamber-type high pressure heater (chamber-type HPH) for the Belarusian NPP under construction. Large-size equipment weighing 138 tons will be installed on the first power unit of the plant. Seven similar heaters for this NPP are currently under…
Russia will approve a loan for Bangladesh amounting up to $11.38 billion for construction of Ruppur Nuclear Power Plant, the Russian Government said. The loan will cover 90% of project activities. Borrowed funds will be used for construction in 2017-2024 in accordance with the draft intergovernmental agreement. Bangladesh will repay the actually utilized loan amount…
The Guards missile cruiser Varyag, the flagship of the Russian Pacific Fleet, has returned to Vladivostok port after a nine-month voyage during which it has been involved in the Indra Navy naval exercises in the Bay of Bengal and provided air defense cover to Russia’s Hmeymim airbase in Syria, the press service of the Primorsky…
Renovation program included the replacement of the hydro turbine, generator, excitation system, hydroelectric unit management and automation system, as well as auxiliaries. The equipment has been renovated in line with RusHydro’s Comprehensive Renovation Program (CRP). The new turbine features an improved design and is highly environmentally friendly. The renovated impeller has 5 blades instead of…
The Verkhovna Rada has adopted a law on the settlement of certain issues of the legal regime of the territories affected by radioactive contamination as a result of the Chornobyl disaster (No. 4437), that will allow solving the issues of state property management and urban planning in the area, as well as attracting investment, Minister…