Russian Market Rules Changes Needed for Exports, Researcher Says
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Russian power shipments to the Nordic region via Finland will remain at historical lows unless Russia modifies its electricity market rules, a Finnish researcher said.
Annual Russian power exports to Finland have dropped to about a third of previous 12 terawatt-hour levels after Russia introduced a capacity tariff that made it less viable for exports since August 2011, according to data from Finnish grid operator Fingrid Oyj.