“Green cities and settlements – sustainable development of remote border areas” project

1. “Green cities and settlements – sustainable development of remote border areas” project Karelian regional institute of management, economics and law of PetrSU May, 2012

2. KRIMEL participation in Activity 4 Activity 4 - Utilities network analysis. Scope of work was distributed between KRIMEL and KAEEC. KRIMEL : Description of energy network (power and heating lines); Description of road network status.

3. Activity 4 fulfillment March 2012 – • Coordinating meetings between KRIMEL and KAEEC, • Forming of an expert group with an expert on heating and power lines being recruited, • Development by experts of a questionnaire form for heating lines analysis.

4. Activity 4 fulfillment April 2012 - • Distribution and collection of questionnaire forms on heating lines within pilot territories, • Interviewing by telephone of contact and responsible persons in the pilot territories, • Meeting the chief engineer of “Southern Karelian electric power lines” company. • Making inquiry for the road network of the pilot regions, • Making inquiry from KostomukshaPrionegye grid company for power lines analysis.

5. Activity 4 fulfillment May 2012 - • Analysis of the data received on heating lines, • Analysis of the data received on electric lines in Kalevala region, • Gathering information on road network, • Gathering information on electric lines in Kostomucksha.

6. Research preliminary resultsHeating lines – Kalevala region • Population – appr. 9500. • Main settlements: Kalevala settlement, Borovoi settlement, Yushkozero settlement, Luusalmi settlement. • 856 apartment houses, 822 private houses. • Centralized heating supply for 25% of the residential area (32% of population). • Electric heating on 3% of residential area. • Wood heating on 72% of residential area. • Type of fuel used: firewood (12 thousand solid m3/year).

7. Research preliminary resultsHeating lines – Kalevala region, Kalevala settlement Main heating consumer – Kalevala settlement: 5 boiler houses, Wearout of equipment – from 3% up to 75% (53% - average wearout). Total amount of boilers – 15. Total power output – 5,31 Gcal/hour. Total length of the heating lines – 7,8 km. Lines wearout – over 50%. No reserve for housing improvement.

8. Research preliminary resultsHeating lines – Kalevala region,Borovoi settlement • Outdated boiler equipment, • High energy loss, • Big amounts of fuel (firewood) consumption, • Firewood supply problem. NovoyeYushkozero settlement • Firewood supply problem.

9. Heating supply system – Kalevala region Recommendations: • For the region as a whole – to make usage perspective assessment of peat fuel pellets produced in the region, • For Kalevela settlement – consider two boilers combination, additional boilers installation. • For Borovoi settlement – boiler renovation is required. • For N. Yushkozero settlement – firewood supply improvement is required.

10. Research preliminary resultsHeating lines – Kostomuksha • Centralized heating supply – 99% of consumers. • Type of fuel used – oil fuel. • Central boiler: - Total amount of boilers – 7. - Power output – 490 Gcal/h. - Repair of one boiler is required. • Total length of heating lines – 57 km. • Years of heating lines installation - 1981 – 1982.

11. Heating lines - Kostomuksha Recommendations: • Growth of private sector construction requires decentralized heating supply solution, • Consider module boilers on local fuel construction.

12. Research preliminary results Electric power lines – Kalevala region

13. Research preliminary results Electric power lines – Kalevala region Power transmission line 110 kV • Total length of the line – 121 km. • Years of construction – 1982-1983. Power transmission line 10 kV • Total length of the line – 71 km. • Years of construction – 1984- 2002. Power transmission line – 0,4 kV • Total length of the line – 116 km. • Years of construction – 1984- 2011.

14. Research preliminary results Electric power lines – Kalevala region Transformer substations: • Kalevala – 4 stations, 1983 – 1984. • Borovoi – 4 stations, 1981 – 1987. • Kepa – 2 stations, 2001. • Other substations (low output): 28 substations, 1984 – 2011. • Diesel generator in Voinitsa settlement: 100 kVt capacity, 2005.

15. Electric power linesKalevala region Recommendations: • To ensure electric power supply in Kalevala settlement, interconnection with Pyaozersky lines is required, • Stable power supply in Voinitsa settlement is required.

16. Road network in the pilot region

17. Research preliminary results Road network – Kalevala region • Total road length – 452 km. • Poor development of the road network. • Roads are mainly in republican ownership. • Category of road: 4-5. • Status of roads – unsatisfactory.

18. Research preliminary results Road network – Kalevala region • During the last 5 years no money investments were made into the construction of new local importance roads or bridges, • Total length of the repaired public local importance roads during the last 5 years – about 15 km. • Main objective for 2012-2013 - improvement of gravel road Kalevala-Voinitsa-Kostomucksha by dust control method (within international project).

19. Preliminary research results Road network – Kalevala region Recommendations: • Reconstruction of Kem – Lonka road. • Reconstruction of Kepa –Yushkozero – Borovoi - Kostomucksha road.

20. Preliminary research results Road network – Kostomuksha • The road network is underdeveloped. • Status of roads – satisfactory. • Main objectives: improvement of gravel road Kalevala – Voinitsa – Kostomucksha by dust control method. • Reconstruction of the road Kochkoma – Ticksha – Ledmozero – Kostomucksha.

21. 2012 Republican planned road works and investments • Construction: Kochkoma - Tiksha - Ledmozero - Kostomuksha- state border road, km 44 - km 64. • Major overhaul: Laying the water line at km 34. + 570 "Kepa - Jushkozero - Borovoi“ road Installing a weight control platform on the road Kochkoma - Tiksha - Ledmozero - Kostomuksha-state border, at 210 km + 840 • Repair : km 89 of the road-Voinitsa -Voknavolok-Kostomuksha.

22. Road network - Kostomuksha Recommendations: • Repair of roads is required.

23. Thank you! Contacts: Anton Posudnevsky posudn@krimel.karelia.ru, 7 8142 76 33 41 Sergey Koshelev sergey@krimel.karelia.ru 7 8142 78 13 79 ElizavetaDruzhinina elizaveta@krimel.karelia.ru 7 8142 76 48 60