The dams are part of technological complex of EuroSibEnergo’s cascade of hydropower plants (HPPs) located on the Angara river; EuroSibEnergo leased them from RusHydro before.
The transaction amount is RUB 9,280 mn (excl. VAT in the amount of RUB 1,670 mn). The payment was made in cash in a single installment on November 17, 2016. KPMG made an independent assessment of the dams’ market price. The Company’s Board of Directors approved the transaction on October 7, 2016.
The transaction between PJSC RusHydro and LLC Telmamskaya HPP was done in respect of five dams of HPPs of the Angara cascade: right and left bank dams of the Irkutskaya HPP, right and left bank dams of the Bratskaya HPP, Ust’-Ilimskaya HPP dam. However, concrete channel dams of the Irkutskaya and Bratskaya HPPs, as well as buildings, generating and distribution equipment of all indicated HPPs are owned by PJSC Irkutskenergo. RusHydro was not involved in electricity and capacity generation and water regimes regulation by these plants. The Company acquired the dams in September 2011 for RUB 7,588 mn.
The deal is economically efficient for RusHydro and is in line with the updated Company’s strategy.
This transaction allows EuroSibEnergo to create a unified asset and technology complex of HPPs and improve their reliability and efficiency. RusHydro, in turn, gets additional funds to finance its priority activities, including implementation of the ongoing investment projects.
