Annual report 2010

JSC IDGC Holding. Annual Report 201014.2. Connection ServicesImprovement of the Regulatory Framework GoverningNetwork Connection OperationsJSC IDGC Holding works to coordinate the networkconnection operations of the SDCs of JSC IDGCHolding and participates in the work aimed atimproving the regulatory framework underlyingthe process.In 2010, JSC IDGC Holding participated in preparingResolution of the Government of the RussianFederation No. 759 of September 24, 2010, “OnImprovement of the Procedure for ConnectingCustomers to Electric Grids,” which amendedResolution of the Government of the RussianFederation No. 861 of December 27, 2004,“Approval of the Rules of Non-discriminatoryAccess to Electricity Distribution Services and theProvision of These Services, the Rules of Non-discriminatoryAccess to Operational DispatchingControl Services in the Electricity Industry andthe Provision of These Services, the Rules of NondiscriminatoryAccess to the Services of theAdministrator of Trading System of the WholesalePower Market and the Provision of These Service,the Rules of Power Network Connection of thePower Receivers of Electricity Consumers, PowerGeneration Facilities and Electric Grid FacilitiesOwned by Grid Organizations and Other Entities,”amending the material terms and conditions ofagreements for network connection and the procedurefor network connection under an individualproject.municipality of the resort city of Sochi during theorganization and conducting of the 22nd OlympicWinter Games and the 11th Paralympic WinterGames 2014 through the adoption of Resolutionof the Government of the Russian Federation No.341 of May 15, 2010, “Approval of Regulations forthe Peculiarities of the Provision of TechnicalConditions, Determination of Connection Fee andthe Peculiarities of Connection to the Electric GridFacilities of the Power Receivers of ElectricityConsumers in the Municipality of the Resort Cityof Sochi During the Organization and Conductingof the 22nd Olympic Winter Games and the 11thParalympic Winter Games 2014 and theAmendment of Certain Regulations of theGovernment of the Russian Federation.”On January 1, 2011, the government enacted thestandard of Federal Law No. 35-FZ of March 26,2003, “On the Electricity Industry,” removing fromthe connection fee the investment component forthe coverage of expenses associated with theexisting infrastructure development. Therefore,the Federal Tariff Service of the RussianFederation and JSC IDGC Holding prepared theGuidelines for Determining the Amount of Fee forConnection to Electric Grids, approved by Order ofthe Federal Tariff Service of the RussianFederation No. 365-e/5 of November 30, 2010.JSC IDGC Holding was involved in amending theregulations concerning the introduction of specialconditions of network connection in the122