Prospects for development of the Moscow and Leningradskaya Power Systems during the period to 2015

How the power systems functioned during the period from 2003 through 2005 is analyzed: an estimate of the dynamics and modes of power demand is given; development of generating capacities and modes of operation at power plants, and balances between capacity and electric power generated by the power systems is analyzed; “bottlenecks” in electrical networks are determined, and trends in prospects for the development and reconstruction of the networks are outlined. Assumptions concerning the introduction of generating capacities and formulation of predicted energy balances, and the development of system-forming networks carrying voltages of 110 kV and higher for the Moscow and Leningradskaya Power Systems are examined during the period from 2006 through 2015. Technico-economic indicators are cited for electrical-network projects planned for introduction, and also for reconstruction and technical refitting. __________ Translated from élektricheskie Stantsii, No. 5, May 2007, pp. 31–45.