Nevinnomysskaya GRES (a power plant of EL5-Energo), together with the commission of the Azov-Chernomorsky Territorial Administration of the Federal Agency for Fishery and the Grivensky Sturgeon Plant “Glavrybvod”, organized the release of juvenile Russian sturgeon of the Azov-Black Sea population into a tributary of the Kuban River. This event was held as part of compensatory measures in the course of business activities of PJSC EL5-Energo.
A total of 83,728 Russian sturgeons weighing at least 2.5 grams each were released. From the Grivensky Sturgeon Plant, the juveniles were delivered to the river in a tank car and released by means of a special sleeve along with water into the tributary of the Kuban River - this method allows avoiding injury to species.
Russian sturgeon is an endangered subspecies of sturgeon, listed in the Red Book as being on the verge of extinction. Its population has decreased significantly in the last 30 years due to pollution of water bodies and the active construction of hydraulic facilities. That is why this population was recommended by the Azov-Chernomorsky branch of the FGBNU "VNIRO" for artificial reproduction and subsequent release into a water body.
It should be noted that EL5-Energo and Nevinnomysskaya GRES are implementing a set of measures to maintain biological diversity in the areas of presence. For example, the water intakes of Nevinnomysskaya GRES are equipped with special fish protection devices that prevent young fish from entering the water intakes. Planting of fish is held in Murmansk, Sverdlovsk and Rostov regions.
Its worth reminding that Nevinnomysskaya GRES is one of the largest thermal power plants in the North Caucasus, located in the city of Nevinnomyssk, Stavropol Territory. The installed electric capacity of the GRES is 1,551.4 MW, and the thermal capacity is 585 Gcal/h. The power plant is designed to supply electric power to the unified energy system of the North Caucasus and supply industrial consumers and the population of the city with hot water and steam.
