Siemens announces it will not send turbines to Crimea
The President of Siemens in the Russian Federation, Dietrich Moeller, stated that the German engineering company isn’t going to supply equipment to the Crimea in circumvention of EU sanctions. According to him, Siemens observes all export restrictions and sanctions, TASS reported.
As previously reported, the German engineering company can reach an agreement with the Crimean peninsula on supplies of turbines for Crimean power plants.
However, Moeller explained that the matter concerns the other Russian region that isn’t subject to restrictions: Krasnodar Krai. Meanwhile, Crimean authorities claim that the peninsula’s ability to provide its own electrical power will peak at 950 MW per day by 2018 and this will fully cover the needs of the local population.
Before that, the electricity will be supplied through a power bridge from Krasnodar Krai. It is expected that approximately 800 MW will be supplied through this power bridge starting next summer.