VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
ARCHIVE OF THE OFFICIAL SITE
OF THE 2008-2012 PRIME MINISTER
OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
VLADIMIR PUTIN
“Support from Russian citizens has always helped us, and I’m confident that the government’s future line-up will rely on the people. We must never forget about the needs of ordinary people. We must always remember how government-level decisions influence the lives of all ordinary Russian citizens.”
"Let me recall that our strategic goals in this respect are to make the domestic space industry more competitive, and to more effectively use its potential both for resolving domestic socio-economic tasks, and for entering high-tech international markets. Obviously, we should not forget the industry's role in our defence capability. Defence-related projects amount to 63% of what is being done in the missile and space industry."
"The Government has determined to develop it comprehensively for the greatest possible thrift and effect. As we see it, this development concept will consolidate the state's and mining companies' efforts and cut expenditures. If we establish a common transport network, power grid and welfare system, the job will be quicker and more efficient, and will cost much less-which matters most-than when every involved company builds an infrastructure for itself on its own. Several managers have said so today and, I think, everyone sees their point."
"The Sayano-Shushenskaya hydropower plant is the key element, the backbone of Siberia's energy system. Several regions, the housing and utilities sector, and many enterprises, including five large metallurgical companies, depend on it. I want you to take proper measures to guarantee uninterrupted and stable electricity supply to the cities and industrial facilities."
"At the same time, hydropower plants - this plant and other hydropower plants - produce relatively cheap electricity, and its replacement with electricity produced at other types of power plants must not cause an increase in prices. We all know that we live in a market economy, and it is clear that replacement of hydroelectricity with electricity produced at thermal power plants is possible and will be justified in this situation, but three must be no price hikes."
"In general, we should check all strategic infrastructure facilities, scrutinising the process of their modernisation. This means also the introduction of new automated control systems. However, it is clear already now that we must improve compliance with technical, technological discipline. These issues merit special attention."
"We should draft a clear plan of restoring the plant. This work has been entrusted to the Ministry of Energy and RusHydro, which must use all available possibilities in the sector, such as personnel and research and technical capabilities. The plan is to be drafted and submitted to the government commission within six weeks, and to be approved by a government resolution."
"Our main goal now is to help those who have lost their relatives in the tragedy, and all those who have been affected. As you know, RusHydro has decided to pay 1 million roubles to the families whose relatives have died. This is a good decision, but it is not enough. Payments should also be made to the families of those whose relatives are missing. We know now what happened and why, and nobody must pretend that they don't know the reasons. Moreover, we should make additional payments, including to minors aged under 18. One-off payments, of 1 million roubles, will be made to the families whose members have died in the tragedy or are missing, and one-off payments will also be made to other victims."
"The Government has decided to speed up the construction of a series of energy facilities. I am referring to the Neryungry Thermal Power Plant-Tommot-Maya line and the Suntar-Olekminsk line. This year alone, 3.5 billion roubles has been allocated for these purposes. There must be no delays in their construction."
"We will concentrate only on the north, though larger-scale development will also come up in our discussion. The north of the Krasnoyarsk Territory possesses 67% of Russian natural gas deposits, 60% of gas condensate and 15% of oil. Geological prospecting will go on, and promises more discoveries. 236 oil and gas fields have been discovered for now, and another 63 are being explored. It all makes mere 20% of oil deposits, 35% of gas and 17% of gas condensate. Experts assess summary potential yield as exceeding 115 million tonnes by 2020."
