Energy crisis may recur, Moscow power company chief says

Moscow Unified Energy Company's General Director Alexander Remezov does not rule out the possibility of an energy crisis in Moscow similar to the one in May 2005. Though much is being done to prevent such a possibility, the power capacity deficit during the winter season revealed that there was still a chance the crisis might recur, Remezov told a press conference in Moscow. According to him, power grid facilities are in poor condition, but RAO UES along with Moscow's authorities are taking urgent measures to improve them. Meanwhile, as far as heating is concerned, the situation is quite the opposite. Even in peak cold temperatures in 2006, the facilities were not working to their full capacity.

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