After a short break the quarantine, the government returned to the discussion of cross-subsidies in the power sector. According to “Kommersant”, the Ministry of economy, despite the tough resistance of the business, supported the increase in the rate of FGC in the past five years. According to the Ministry, although the burden on large users will increase by 42 billion roubles per year, the savings for small and medium business will be higher. But large-scale industry refers to “factual” errors in the calculations and asks them to consider the economic consequences of the coronavirus.The economy Ministry has decided to support the mechanism of differentiation of the tariff for Federal grid company (FGC, manages the backbone networks), on the basis of meetings with relevant agencies, by Russian grids and business representatives, to the letter of the head of Department Maxim Reshetnikov Vice-Prime Minister Yuri Borisov (document of 7 July there is a “y” to send the letter confirmed the Ministry of economy). According to the Ministry of economy, the reform should be extended from three to five years, and consumers have a contract on connection to networks FSK, give a grace period of seven years. It is necessary to consider mechanisms which ensure reduction of rates for customers of distribution networks.Differentiation rate of FSK is proposed for a more uniform distribution of cross-subsidies in networks (its annual volume is estimated at 234,8 billion rubles). The FSK rate for large businesses will gradually rise, and the rate of distribution networks should be reduced.According to the Ministry of economy, the reform of the tariff burden on consumers of FGC will increase by 42 billion roubles per year. The final tariffs for large business average across the country increased by 9.2%, and consumers distribution grid will decrease 1.7%.A positive effect on selected indicators of small and medium enterprises “will be higher relative loss of large enterprises,” says Mr. Reshetnikov. Loss of large business in the financial result will amount to 0.3%, the volume of investments into fixed capital will not change, and the optimization of the number of employees will amount to 4.1 million people. However, the financial result of small and medium businesses could increase by 1%, investment in fixed capital — by 0.42%, while the number of employees by 7.2 thousand. Spending budget consumers to pay for electricity in the aggregate will be reduced by RUB 1.3 billion To the energy Ministry told Kommersant that he had not received the economy Ministry. The Ministry remains committed to reform within three years, but are ready to discuss a renewal mechanism for a five-year period. The FAS and the “Rossetti” of the review was not given. The question of differentiation of the tariff, according to “Kommersant”, submitted to a government meeting at the Ministerial level and in��TSE-premiers July 18.Sharply against the differentiation of tariff FSK performs energy-intensive business, threatening to curtail investment projects and the transition to its own generation due to the sharp growth of expenditures. The economy Ministry did not discuss with the business the final calculation for growth rate, said the source “Kommersant”. The source “” in RSPP adds that the Agency has in the assessment of impacts did not take into account the economic crisis on the background of the coronavirus and lower prices for its major products to large customers.”The report of the Ministry of economy does not reflect the position of business and, in addition, contains a factual error in calculation of consequences: the industry already carries about two-thirds of the entire crossroads”,— said “Kommersant” in the “Community of energy consumers” (brings together the major energy consumers). The proposal to increase the financial burden will lead to “severe, often irreversible” consequences for energy-intensive companies, according to the Association.Pauline Smertin, Tatiana Woodpecker
