RusHydro launches Gotsatlinskaya HPP

September 30, 2015

RusHydro launches 100 MW Gotsatlinskaya HPP in Dagestan

PJSC RusHydro (ticker symbol: MOEX, LSE: HYDR; OTCQX: RSHYY) informs that Gotsatlinskaya HPP on the Avarskoye Koisu river in Dagestan has been commissioned. Starting from October 1, 2015, the plant will be allowed to sell electricity and capacity on the wholesale market.

The project is implemented under the DPM arrangement (capacity delivery agreement). The installed capacity of the plant is 100 MW, expected long-run average output is 350 GWh. The Gotsatlinskaya HPP is the fourth largest plant in Dagestan in terms of capacity. Launch of the plant will reduce power shortage in the regional energy system amounted to 1.8 TWh in 2014.

Construction of the Gotsatlinskaya HPP began in January 2007. Facilities of the plant include 69 meter rockfill dam, 491 meter operational spillway tunnel, water intake, water conduit, 453 meter construction tunnel, turbine building housing, two 50 MW turbo-units and bypass canal.

JSC Sulak Hydrocascade (wholly-owned by RusHydro) is a developer of the plant. The completion of construction is scheduled for 2016, after that the plant will be the 16th HPP operated by the Dagestan branch of RusHydro.

About RusHydro

RusHydro Group is one of Russia's largest generating companies. RusHydro is the leading producer of renewable energy in Russia with over 70 generating facilities in Russia and abroad. The company also manages a number of R&D, engineering and electricity retail companies. Group's thermal assets are operated by subsidiary - RAO Energy System of East in the Far East of Russia. Total electricity generation capacity of the Group is 38.5 GW, heat capacity - 16.2 thousand GCal/h.

Russian Federation owns 66.8% in RusHydro, the rest is held by other institutional and individual shareholders (over 360,000). The company's stock is traded on Moscow Exchange (MOEX), and included in MSCI EM и MSCI Russia indexes. Company's GDRs in the IOB section of LSE, ADRs - in OTCQX.

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