16 May 2004 16:29
RUSSIA: PUTIN ASKED TO INTERVENE IN DAM DISPUTE...
The legislature of the Republic of Khakasia adopted a resolution on 12 May asking President Vladimir Putin to
intervene in its dispute with Unified Energy Systems (EES) over the Sayano-Sushensk dam and electricity complex,
gazeta.ru reported the next day. The catalyst for the legislature's appeal was an announcement by EES Chairman
Anatolii Chubais that the dam may be re-registered in Krasnoyarsk. The plant is located on the border between the two
regions. If this happened, Khakasia would lose its biggest taxpayer. EES shareholders will meet on 21 May to decide
whether to re-register Sayano-Shushensk. In addition, Deputy Economic Development and Trade Minister Andrei Sharonov
announced on 13 May that EES may file an appeal with the Supreme Arbitration Court challenging an earlier decision by
the Arbitration Court of the Siberian Federal District declaring the 1993 privatization of the dam illegal. JAC
Copyright (c) 2004. RFE/RL, Inc. Reprinted with the permission of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty
[InfoProd] |
RUSSIA IN FACTS
