Karelian regional institute of management, economics and law of PetrSU May, 2012

KRIMEL participation in Activity 4 Activity 4 - Utilities network analysis. Scope of work was distributed between KRIMEL and KAEEC. KRIMEL : Description of energy network (power and heating lines); Description of road network status.

Activity 4 fulfillment March 2012 – 1. Coordinating meetings between KRIMEL and KAEEC, 2. Forming of an expert group with an expert on heating and power lines being recruited, 3. Development by experts of a questionnaire form for heating lines analysis.

Activity 4 fulfillment April Distribution and collection of questionnaire forms on heating lines within pilot territories, 2. Interviewing by telephone of contact and responsible persons in the pilot territories, 3. Meeting the chief engineer of Southern Karelian electric power lines company. 4. Making inquiry for the road network of the pilot regions, 5. Making inquiry from Kostomuksha Prionegye grid company for power lines analysis.

Activity 4 fulfillment May Analysis of the data received on heating lines, 2. Analysis of the data received on electric lines in Kalevala region, 3. Gathering information on road network, 4. Gathering information on electric lines in Kostomucksha.

Research preliminary results Heating lines – Kalevala region Population – appr Main settlements: Kalevala settlement, Borovoi settlement, Yushkozero settlement, Luusalmi settlement. 856 apartment houses, 822 private houses. Centralized heating supply for 25% of the residential area (32% of population). Electric heating on 3% of residential area. Wood heating on 72% of residential area. Type of fuel used: firewood (12 thousand solid m3/year).

Research preliminary results Heating lines – Kalevala region, Kalevala settlement Main heating consumer – Kalevala settlement: 5 boiler houses, Wearout of equipment – from 3% up to 75% (53% - average wearout). Total amount of boilers – 15. Total power output – 5,31 Gcal/hour. Total length of the heating lines – 7,8 km. Lines wearout – over 50%. No reserve for housing improvement.

Research preliminary results Heating lines – Kalevala region, Borovoi settlement Outdated boiler equipment, High energy loss, Big amounts of fuel (firewood) consumption, Firewood supply problem. Novoye Yushkozero settlement Firewood supply problem.

Heating supply system – Kalevala region Recommendations: For the region as a whole – to make usage perspective assessment of peat fuel pellets produced in the region, For Kalevela settlement – consider two boilers combination, additional boilers installation. For Borovoi settlement – boiler renovation is required. For N. Yushkozero settlement – firewood supply improvement is required.

Research preliminary results Heating lines – Kostomuksha Centralized heating supply – 99% of consumers. Type of fuel used – oil fuel. Central boiler: - Total amount of boilers – 7. - Power output – 490 Gcal/h. - Repair of one boiler is required. Total length of heating lines – 57 km. Years of heating lines installation – 1982.

Heating lines - Kostomuksha Recommendations: Growth of private sector construction requires decentralized heating supply solution, Consider module boilers on local fuel construction.

Research preliminary results Electric power lines – Kalevala region

Power transmission line 110 kV Total length of the line – 121 km. Years of construction – Power transmission line 10 kV Total length of the line – 71 km. Years of construction – Power transmission line – 0,4 kV Total length of the line – 116 km. Years of construction –

Research preliminary results Electric power lines – Kalevala region Transformer substations: Kalevala – 4 stations, 1983 – Borovoi – 4 stations, 1981 – Kepa – 2 stations, Other substations (low output): 28 substations, 1984 – Diesel generator in Voinitsa settlement: 100 kVt capacity, 2005.

Electric power lines Kalevala region Recommendations: To ensure electric power supply in Kalevala settlement, interconnection with Pyaozersky lines is required, Stable power supply in Voinitsa settlement is required.

Road network in the pilot region

Research preliminary results Road network – Kalevala region Total road length – 452 km. Poor development of the road network. Roads are mainly in republican ownership. Category of road: 4-5. Status of roads – unsatisfactory.

Research preliminary results Road network – Kalevala region During the last 5 years no money investments were made into the construction of new local importance roads or bridges, Total length of the repaired public local importance roads during the last 5 years – about 15 km. Main objective for improvement of gravel road Kalevala-Voinitsa-Kostomucksha by dust control method (within international project).

Preliminary research results Road network – Kalevala region Recommendations: Reconstruction of Kem – Lonka road. Reconstruction of Kepa –Yushkozero – Borovoi - Kostomucksha road.

Preliminary research results Road network – Kostomuksha The road network is underdeveloped. Status of roads – satisfactory. Main objectives: improvement of gravel road Kalevala – Voinitsa – Kostomucksha by dust control method. Reconstruction of the road Kochkoma – Ticksha – Ledmozero – Kostomucksha.

2012 Republican planned road works and investments Construction : Kochkoma - Tiksha - Ledmozero - Kostomuksha- state border road, km 44 - km 64. Major overhaul: Laying the water line at km "Kepa - Jushkozero - Borovoi road Installing a weight control platform on the road Kochkoma - Tiksha - Ledmozero - Kostomuksha-state border, at 210 km Repair : km 89 of the road-Voinitsa -Voknavolok-Kostomuksha.

Road network - Kostomuksha Recommendations: Repair of roads is required.

Thank you! Contacts: Anton Posudnevsky Sergey Koshelev Elizaveta Druzhinina