Repairs to Russia's biggest hydroelectric power station, which flooded
killing at least 12 people, could take four to five years to complete,
aluminum giant United Co. Rusal said Wednesday.
Rusal's Chief Executive Oleg Deripaska also said the
incident should spur efforts to build the Boguchansk hydro plant, which
would "allow the energy balance to be partially restored after the
accident and subsequent shutdown."
The turbine room of the Sayano-Shushenskaya hydropower plant
in Khakassia flooded early Monday, killing at least 12, injuring 15 and
leaving more than 60 missing.
The plant is owned by state-run OAO RusHydro (HYDR.RS),
which is partnering Rusal in construction of the 3,000 megawatt
Boguchansk power facility.