According to the company, this new-build project was recently recognized by the UN as the first Russian Joint Implementation project under the Kyoto mechanism.
E.ON Russia general director Sergei Tazin said that commissioning of the new Shatura power station marks the start of the company’s investment program in Russian power generation.
In addition to the power station commissioning at Shatura, E.ON is implementing new-build projects at three further sites in Russia, as part of its investment program totalling EUR 2.3bn.
All in all, the company will increase its power station capacities in Russia by 2,400MW to a total of 11,000MW.
The company said it will also seek to gain recognition of its Joint Implementation projects for the three other CCGT plants currently under construction, two in Surgut and one in Yaiva.
