OREANDA-NEWS. September 24, 2009. Energoatom Concern OJSC expects 6bln RUR net profit in 2009 – more than in 2008, the head of the Energy Sales Department of Energoatom Concern Konstanin Artemyev said during a press-conference in Moscow on Wednesday. He said that in 2008 the company’s net profit totaled 5.8bln RUR.

According to the plan, this year the Russian nuclear power plants are supposed to generate 162.4bln KWh – 0.6% more than in 2008. The gross income of the company is supposed to grow by 23.1% to 137.7bln RUR.

Artemyev said that they are considering centralizing energy supplies for all nuclear companies. Presently, they are buying energy from the energy suppliers of their regions. “We have almost adopted the decision to centralize our energy supplies,” Artemyev said.

He said that the Concern continued optimizing its activities. The staff of the central office will be reduced by 15%, the personnel of the NPPs by 5%. The second stage of this program is scheduled for Oct.

Energoatom Concern will shortly change its name again. The government has allowed it to use the word “Russia” in its name, Artemyev said.