Alternative power

Implementation of the projects of utilization of renewable power resources will make the Okrug's economy significantly different in the nearest future and greatly improve the economy of the Region. Chukotka has a considerable reserve of renewable energy, which, however, has not been used up until present.

Wind power installations. Wind energy is one of the perspective trends in the development of alternative power generation. Building wind stations is planned to be undertaken along all of the East coast of Chukotka in 14 different settlements. Utilization of wind power installations allows for a considerable drop in the volumes of burnt organic fuel and reduction of harmful emissions in the atmosphere, as well as the dependence of the Okrug on expensive energy carriers. Wind energy resources of the Autonomous Okrug reach 1.5 trillion kwh/year (over 14% of all around Russia), and are characterized as highly stable ones.

The first Chukotka’s 3 MWatt diesel power station consisting of 10 wind generators, 250 KWatts power each and 1 diesel generator, 500 KWatts in capacity, has been built on Observatsia Cape of Anadyr Region. Expected annual power output is about 1.5 million KWatt/hour, which accounts for 50% of all power used in Anadyr Region.

A combined system of power supply is working in the conditions of optimal utilization of electric power in Anadyr Region and makes it possible to decrease the consumption of diesel fuel by 30-80% keeping the life time of diesel generators 2-3 times longer.

Exploration of geothermal resources. In 2001, the Government of the Autonomous Okrug charged the Icelandic company «Kamhnit Ltd» with the development of an engineering project of the Kukun hot springs reclamation and construction of the system of hot water supply of the settlement of Lorino, the Chukotskiy Region. Meanwhile the preparation of a preliminary feasibility study of utilization of geothermal resources for developing a system of central heating in the village of Novoye Chaplino, Providensky District is under way. Geothermal resource specialists suppose that the results of the project show great effectiveness of the utilization of Lorinskoe field.

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The program of economic development in Chukotka can be carried out, considers vice-premier of government CHAO M. Sobolev.

First of all, the long-term program leans on resources of peninsula. Let’s begin that geological resources of Chukotka are explored today on 10 %-17 %. The next regions are explored much better. And even on these, tentative estimations resources here can be found. The proved resources of gas on the Priosernoe deposit - 7,3 billion cubic meters. Oil resources are estimated approximately in 10 million tons, the proved stocks make 4 million tons of them. They are dispersed on small Fields, such, as Hatirskoe, where extraction is conducted by "Sibneft" company. But it is not necessary to dismiss a shelf – it’s insufficiently studied yet, but there are data, that it’s resources can make up to 14 billion tons of conditional fuel. Exxon Mobile Company in similar ice conditions, in Baffin bay has constructed 7 platforms. What prevents to construct them here?
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Reindeer breeding can be profitable: E. Marochkin acting on the head of agriculture and foodstuffs department makes comments.

There was a moratorium on an industrial slaughter of deers in district till 2006. But now it is removed, farms have allocated a contingent for commodity slaughter this year. It is planned to hand over in a trading network about 9 thousand deers this year. Within the limits of national project the agrarian and industrial complex have got slaughter area on terms of financial leasing which is assembled in Kanchalan. Basically its value is in that correctly cut production will receive a trade look and will answer all established norms. The livestock of deers for September, 1st - from above 183 thousand. It’s below the level of 1990 (490 thousand heads), nevertheless, in Chukotka a livestock grows on faster rates, than on Yamal, and it’s our main competitor. Potential market - not only Vladivostok, but also Japan, Korea, China. Reindeer breeding is, at least, preservation of a traditional way of life of native people and food safety of region and when sales volumes become great enough, branch can turn in profitable.
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