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Enel Uses Every Tool to Tap Russia

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A detailed look at how Enel is trying to penetrate the Russian power market. It is investing $6 billion in Russia. Mr. Fulvio Conti, CEO of Eni, has a clear idea how he is going to operate in Russia. He has developed close ties with Gazprom, has Gazprom as a partner in ownership of former Yukos gas assets which supply power plants it is acquiring ownership of (OGK-5's constellation of power plants in western Russia.) Eni uses Gazproms pipeline network to get the gas to its plants. In this way Eni feels it has a winning model to convert gas into electricity with low risk. Eni can then wait for what it expects will be gradual progress towards liberalization of electricity markets in Russia, so that prices will be higher and give Eni good margins. It will also put Eni ahead of German and other European competitors. Russia's electricity market is expected to grow rapidly as its economy grows. It needs $120 billion in investment to build further its electricity infrastructure and foreign investment is needed in this area. Eni has also offered Gazprom reciprocal ownership of power plant assets in Italy in its negotiations, to build a win-win situation.

Western Europe and the natural gas/power supply links with Russia during the Ukraine crisis (1)- Italy's power company Enel, oil company Eni, and close ties to Gazprom going back to 2006

03/02/2006

Italy's close ties to Gazprom go back to policy since 2006. A similar policy followed by Germany. The interdependence of the economies of Western Europe and Russia create a different dynamic for Europe compared to the U.S. during the Ukraine crisis.

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