A new Russian revolution
- From: Vol 5, Issue 8 (August 2004)
- Category: General
- Region: Europe
- Country: Russian Federation
- Related Companies: Alpha, Gazprom, JSC Russian Utility Systems, Konti, Novogor and Veolia
A growing number of Russian water utilities are passing into private hands. This might not be a good thing in the absence of a clear regulatory system, argue Alexander Danilenko and Klas Ringskog.
Municipal utilities are rapidly being taken over by the private sector in the Russian Federation. Starting in early 2003, several large and a number of small private operators began managing municipal utilities.
Private Russian operators control about 50 large utilities and most of the remaining utilities are negotiating with one private financial group or another. It is entirely reasonable to ...
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