8. PRODUCTION

8.3 REPAIRS AND MAINTENANCE

 

В In 2003, the repairs and maintenance program for all categories of principal equipment was implemented in full.

 

During the year, repairs were carried out on generators with an aggregate capacity of 40,900 MW, power boilers with the steam capacity of 169,700 t/h, hot-water boilers with a total heat capacity of 10,200 Gcal/h; 722.5 km of heating network pipelines were replaced. In 2003, the volume of repairs at energy companies located in the problem areas increased, which enabled the companies to better prepare for the autumn-winter season.

 

Results of repairs and maintenance program for power plants and heating networks of RAO "UES of Russia" in 2003
Kind of equipment Unit of measurement Provided by program Completion Completion, %
Turbines

thousand MW

40.7

40.9

100.5
Power boilers

thousand t/h

169.3

169.7

100.2
Hot-water boilers

thousand Gcal/h

9.6

10.2

106.3
Trunk heat networks (replacement)

km

628.9

722.5

115.4

 

All enterprises of RAO "UES of Russia" obtained their 2003/2004 winter readiness passports in due time. Besides, the companies started to use the repairs system based on "operating time", which has helped to reduce the number of major repairs and mid-life overhauls in the companies.

In 2003, materials and equipment procurement on a tendering basis were widely used the repairs and maintenance activities: 7,199 procurement tenders were held.

Energy companies were able to reduce the number of their own repair personnel. Besides, the share of repairs and maintenance work done on a contractual basis grew to 62.4% in 2003 from 39% in 2001.