Moscow, February 3 - Neftegaz.RU. In the 1st month of 2022 nuclear power plants (NPPs) of Russia (branches of Rosenergoatom) increased electricity production by 3.37% as compared to the similar period of the preceding year.
In January, generation was more than 20 bln kWh or 103.81% of the target of the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia (FAS).
Thus, 733.87 mln kWh were generated in excess of the FAS target over this time.
In the said period all Russia’s NPPs operated preventing releases of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere in the amount of over 10 million tons in CO2 equivalent.
It is worth mentioning that the NPPs of Russia finished 2020 with the absolute record for the mere existence of the Russian nuclear power, which was achieved only in 1988, in the Soviet Union times.
Concern Rosenergoatom is the leading enterprise of the Power Division of ROSATOM.
The concern is the largest generator in Russia and the 2nd in the world in nuclear generation capacities.
It incorporates all 10 NPPs of Russia which have the branch rights as well as companies which support activities of the generator.
Rosenergoatom currently owns and operates all 38 nuclear reactors across Russia.
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In January 2022 Russia’s NPPs increased electricity production by 3.4%
The share of nuclear generation makes up about 19% of the total electricity generation in the country. Thus, every 5th light bulb in Russia burns from the energy generated by nuclear power plants
