Tariff Policy and Tariffs for the Company’s Services
Company’s Tariff Policy
Prices (tariffs) for the Company’s power transmission services and the grid connection fees are regulated by the state and set according to the State Tariff Regulation Department of the Krasnodar Territory (STRD‑KT) orders. In the Krasnodar Territory, the Republic of Adygeya and the federal territory Sirius, where the Company operates, there are unified prices (tariffs) for each group of electricity consumers.
The main legal acts regulating relations in setting the controllable tariffs and the practice of their application are as follows:
- Federal Law No. 35‑FZ “On Electric Power Industry” dated 26 March 2003 (as amended)
- Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation On Pricing in the Field of Regulated Prices (Tariffs) in the Electric Power Industry No. 1178 dated 29 December 2011 (as amended)
- Orders of the Federal Tariff Service (FTS of Russia):
- On Approval of the Guidelines for the Calculation of Tariffs for Electricity Transmission Services Established Using the Required Gross Revenue Long‑term Indexation Technique No. 98‑e dated 17 February 2012
- On Approval of the Guidelines for the Calculation of Regulated Tariffs and Prices for Electric (Thermal) Energy in the Retail (Consumer) Market No. 20‑e/2 dated 6 August 2004
- Order of the FAS of Russia On Approval of the Guidelines for Determining the Grid Connection Fee No. 490/22 dated 30 June 2022
Tariffs for electricity transmission services
Starting from 2023, Rosseti Kuban moved to another long‑term tariff regulation period for electricity transmission services for a period of 5 years. Rosseti Kuban’s power transmission tariffs and long‑term regulatory parameters for 2023–2027 were set by the STRD‑KT using the required gross revenue long‑term indexation method.
Tariffs for electricity transmission services on the grids of the Krasnodar Territory, the Republic of Adygeya and the Sirius federal territory for 2023 are set by Order of STRD‑KT No. 40/2022‑e dated 25 November 2022 (amended on 29 June 2023 No. 11/2023‑e) with a reduction from 1 July 2023 by 0.1% for consumers of the “other” group to the approved tariffs for the first half of 2023.
Information on tariffs for electricity transmission services in 2023 is available on the Company’s official website in the To Consumers/Electricity Transmission/Tariffs for Electricity Transmission Servicessection.
Grid connection fee
By Order No. 38/2022‑e of the STRD‑KT dated 25 November 2022, standardised tariff rates, preferential rates per 1 kW of requested maximum capacity and formulas for calculating the amount of payment for grid connection of consumer terminals are established for 2023.
In addition, if there is no technical capacity for grid connection as specified by the Rules of grid connection of consumer terminals, power generation facilities, as well as power grid facilities owned by grid organisations and other persons, as approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation No. 861 dated 27 December 2004, a fee for grid connection under an individual project is set by orders of the STRD‑KT separately for each applicant.
The amount of the preferential rate for applicants of the Krasnodar Territory, the Republic of Adygeya and the Sirius federal territory established for 2023 by the decision of the STRD‑KT No. 38/2022‑e dated 25 November 2022, is RUB 4,256 (including VAT) per 1 kW of the requested maximum capacity. However, for individuals belonging to socially disadvantaged categories (low‑income families, veterans, disabled people, Chernobyl victims and families with many children) the fee for grid connection of facilities with capacity of up to 15 kW is set at RUB 1,064 (including VAT) per 1 kW of the requested maximum capacity.
Rosseti Kuban’s detailed information on the established standardised tariff rates and the fee rates per unit of maximum capacity for grid connection for 2023 is available on the Company’s website in the To Consumers / Grid Connection / Tariffs for Grid Connectionsection.