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OGK-3 is a Russia
n power company. The stock is traded on the RTS
and MICEX stock exchange
s.
generation companies as a part of restructuring of RAO UES, Russian state-controlled energy holding company. In 2007, after emission of its new shares, Norilsk Nickel became the largest shareholder in the company.
In 2008, OGK-3 acquired 24.99% in Rusia Petroleum, an operator of the Kovykta gas field
. However, in 2010 Rusia Petroleum went bankruptcy.
In December 2010, it was announced that Inter RAO will acquire Norilsk Nickel's stake in OGK-3 increasing its stake in the company up to 85%.
The company's registered office is in Ulan Ude in Buryatia, the headquarters are located in Moscow
.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
n power company. The stock is traded on the RTS
Russian Trading System
The Russian Trading System is a stock market established in 1995 in Moscow, consolidating various regional trading floors into one exchange. Originally RTS was modelled on NASDAQ's trading and settlement software; in 1998 the exchange went on line with its own in-house system...
and MICEX stock exchange
Stock exchange
A stock exchange is an entity that provides services for stock brokers and traders to trade stocks, bonds, and other securities. Stock exchanges also provide facilities for issue and redemption of securities and other financial instruments, and capital events including the payment of income and...
s.
History
OGK-3 was formed in 2004 by merger of six electricityElectricity
Electricity is a general term encompassing a variety of phenomena resulting from the presence and flow of electric charge. These include many easily recognizable phenomena, such as lightning, static electricity, and the flow of electrical current in an electrical wire...
generation companies as a part of restructuring of RAO UES, Russian state-controlled energy holding company. In 2007, after emission of its new shares, Norilsk Nickel became the largest shareholder in the company.
In 2008, OGK-3 acquired 24.99% in Rusia Petroleum, an operator of the Kovykta gas field
Kovykta field
The Kovykta gas condensate field is one of the largest undeveloped natural gas fields in Eastern Siberia, Russia. The field is located in the northern part of the Irkutsk Oblast, in the Zhigalovo and Kazachinsko-Lensk districts.-History:...
. However, in 2010 Rusia Petroleum went bankruptcy.
In December 2010, it was announced that Inter RAO will acquire Norilsk Nickel's stake in OGK-3 increasing its stake in the company up to 85%.
Operations
OGK-3 owns following power stations:- Kostroma SDPP – 3,600 MW
- Pechora SDPP – 1,060 MW
- Cherepetsk SDPP – 1,425 MW
- Kharanorsk SDPP - 430 MW
- Gusinoozersk SDPP – 1,100 MW
- Yuznouralsk SDPP - 882 MW.
The company's registered office is in Ulan Ude in Buryatia, the headquarters are located in Moscow
Moscow
Moscow is the capital, the most populous city, and the most populous federal subject of Russia. The city is a major political, economic, cultural, scientific, religious, financial, educational, and transportation centre of Russia and the continent...
.