OGK-3 (meaning: The Third Generation Company of the Wholesale Electricity Market – WGC-3) was a Russian power company. The stock was traded on the
MICEX-RTS stock exchange
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.
History
OGK-3 was formed in 2004 by merger of six
electricity
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generation companies as a part of restructuring of
RAO UES, Russian state-controlled energy holding company. In 2007, after emission of its new shares,
Norilsk Nickel
Norilsk Nickel (russian: ГМК «Норильский никель»), or Nornickel, is a Russian nickel and palladium mining and smelting company. Its largest operations are located in the Norilsk–Talnakh area near the Yenisei River in th ...
became the largest shareholder in the company.
In 2008, OGK-3 acquired 24.99% in Rusia Petroleum, an operator of the
Kovykta gas field. However, in 2010 Rusia Petroleum went bankruptcy.
In December 2010, it was announced that
Inter RAO
Joint Stock Company Inter RAO UES (russian: Публичное акционерное общество «ИНТЕР РАО ЕЭС», short form: Inter RAO), traded as, is a diversified energy holding company headquartered in Moscow, Russia. Its ...
will acquire Norilsk Nickel's stake in OGK-3 increasing its stake in the company up to 85%.
In 2012, OGK was merged into Inter RAO.
Operations
OGK-3 owned following power stations:
*
Kostroma SDPP – 3,600 MW
*Pechora SDPP – 1,060 MW
*Cherepetsk SDPP – 1,425 MW
*Kharanorsk SDPP – 430 MW
*Gusinoozersk SDPP – 1,100 MW
*Yuznouralsk SDPP – 882 MW.
The company's registered office is in
Ulan Ude in
Buryatia
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, the headquarters are located in
Moscow
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.
References
External links
OGK-3 English language web-site
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Companies based in Ulan-Ude
Energy companies established in 2004
Energy companies disestablished in 2012
Inter RAO
Defunct electric power companies of Russia