OREANDA-NEWS. June 16, 2009. Within the heating season JSC "Kazan Thermal Network Company" provided centralized heat supply of the 4,889 Kazan consumers. These are the residential houses, companies, educational establishments, health care institutions, kindergartens etc. Total length of the grids of JSC "KTNC" constitutes 1,207 km (as of 01/01/2009).

On May 12, by order of the Executive Committee of Municipal Formation of Kazan the heating season 2008-2009 completed.

In the heating period the temperature and hydraulic regimes of the system of heat supply were kept strictly in accordance with the preset schedule, there were no emergency shutdowns in the grids of JSC "KTNC". Its positive role played the fact that during the repair, reconstruction and capital construction of the heat lines are used the modern technologies: heat supply pipelines in the "foam polyurethane" (FPU) insulation with built-in system of operative-remote control produced by "Tatteploizolyatsia" and polymer pipes "isoproflex" for hot water supply pipelines. As a result, considerably decreased the number of the pipelines damages compared to the heating periods of the last years. Besides, Kazan Thermal Network Company conducts the hydraulic testing twice a year: after autumn-winter period and after completing the repair campaign prior the beginning of the next heating season. Hydraulic testing by the increased pressure are conducted fro testing the strength and density of the trunk and intra- quarter heat pipelines and detecting the possible defects that will be removed during the repair campaign.

On 12 through 15 May in accordance with the rules of grids and thermal facilities operation is conducted the hydraulic testing of the heat lines from Kazan CHP-1, CHP-2, boiler houses "Gorki", "Azino", "Savinovo". Hydraulic testing of the heat lines from Kazan CHP-3 will be done on July 6, 7. During the hydraulic testing will be restricted the hot water supply to the residents of the houses, fed from these heat sources, because of that JSC "KTNC" apologizes for the inconveniences. In 2008 specialists of JSC "KTNC" repaired and reconstructed over 26 th. l.m. of the obsolete trunk and intra- quarter pipelines of heating and hot water supply. As necessary the reconstruction of the trunk heat lines was conducted with increased capacity of the pipeline.

In 2009 the JSC "KTNC" planned the repair and reconstruction of over 35 th. l.m. of the trunk and intra-quarter networks. The construction of the new pipelines will continue to the objects built according the program of social mortgage.