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As part of the 45 Session of the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE) in France, the delegation of "Siemens" met with representatives of "FGC UES" headed by the Chairman of the Management Board Andrei Murov.

On August 27 a meeting was held at the level of the first persons between Tomsk Cable Plant" and the company Maillefer (Finland). As part of a business meeting, contracts were signed for the supply of two extrusion lines for the production of cable products.

Panda Power Funds and Siemens Energy Inc. dedicated the Panda Temple Power Project in Temple, Texas. This is the first Flex-Plant in commercial operation in Texas. Siemens Energy supplied the natural-gas-fired Combined Cycle Power Plant (CCPP) in consortium with its partner, Bechtel. The generating station is a Siemens’ Flex-Plant configuration, with a gross installed electrical capacity of 758 megawatts (MW). Flex-Plant combined cycle power plants offer high efficiency and operational flexibility, providing the right solution for balancing renewables. Temple I will be able to supply the power needs of approximately 750,000 homes in the Central and North Texas regions.

17 of september at Palazzo Donini, headquarters of Umbria’s regional government, the President of the Umbria Region, Catiuscia Marini, Enel’s Head of Infrastructure and Networks for Central Italy, Gianluigi Fioriti and the Chairman of local utility ASM Terni, Carlo Ottone, along with other local institutional representatives inaugurated the recharge network for electric vehicles, installed by Enel in 15 historic Umbrian cities. The 15 newly installed recharge facilities add to the 28 already installed facilities in Perugia, 2 facilities installed in Marsciano, in the province of Perugia, and 2 in Passignano, again in the same province. Overall, there are now 47 recharge facilities for electric vehicle installed in Umbria.

Enel Green Power (“EGP”) has begun construction of the new wind farm “Talinay Poniente”, which will be composed of 32 wind turbines for a total installed capacity of 61 MW.

The continued increase in electronic applications in aviation and aerospace industry in addition to the growing demand from aircraft manufactures for enhanced data transmission are a major challenge in cabling systems. Maillefer has responded to this demand by developing an aviation specific extrusion line. A pilot extrusion line for aviation cable production has already been installed at our...

Industrial output in Russia slowed down to zero growth year-on-year in August compared to 1.5 percent growth last month, the country's Federal Statistics Service (Rosstat) reported Monday.

Ministry of Communications of Russia is preparing measures for import substitution of software that can be implemented within three to seven years, according to the international youth forum "Tauris" on Friday, as the head of department Nikolay Nikiforov says.

One of the important outcomes of the Sevastopol Minister of Communications and Mass Communications of the Russian Federation, Nikiforov Nikolai Anatolevich, was a discussion with the Acting Governor, Chairman of the Government of Sevastopol Sergei Menyailo prospects for a technology park.

On August 25, 2014 the 45 CIGRE Session at the Paris Palais des Congrès was opened. This event being participated by more than 3200 multidisciplinary specialists is marked by intensive discussion on a number of strategic and technical issues necessary to further the harmonious and effective development of the global electricity industry taking into account modern requirements and trends.