ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

TARIFF POLICY

Indicators on tariffs for electricity transmission services and grid connection fee

Indicators

UoM

Period

2021

2022

2023

Change 2023/2022

RGR for electricity transmission approved under tariff balance solutions, including:

RUB mln

38,361.72

40,208.83

46,091.96

14.63%

Astrakhanenergo

RUB mln

5,991.19

6,254.92

7,078.14

13.16%

Volgogradenergo

RUB mln

10,444.34

10,798.42

12,410.43

14.93%

Kalmenergo

RUB mln

1,801.42

2,633.45

2,980.19

13.17%

Rostovenergo

RUB mln

20,124.77

20,522.04

23,623.19

15.11%

Own RGR

RUB mln

18,828.91

19,960.22

23,762.16

19.05%

Astrakhanenergo

RUB mln

3,392.37

3,459.67

3,837.45

10.92%

Volgogradenergo

RUB mln

4,654.73

4,701.13

5,804.64

23.47%

Kalmenergo

RUB mln

1,129.64

1,926.99

2,225.43

15.49%

Rostovenergo

RUB mln

9,652.17

9,872.43

11,894.64

20.48%

Services of PJSC Rosseti (UNPG)

RUB mln

7,663.75

7,658.16

8,816.41

15.12%

Astrakhanenergo

RUB mln

310.29

342.07

472.24

38.06%

Volgogradenergo

RUB mln

2,590.84

2,662.23

3,052.18

14.65%

Kalmenergo

RUB mln

291.92

299.19

310.39

3.74%

Rostovenergo

RUB mln

4,470.70

4,354.68

4,981.60

14.40%

Expenses for purchase of electricity losses

RUB mln

8,177.57

8,933.00

9,492.85

6.27%

Astrakhanenergo

RUB mln

1,904.98

2,036.29

2,325.93

14.22%

Volgogradenergo

RUB mln

2,044.88

2,330.19

2,443.10

4.85%

Kalmenergo

RUB mln

379.86

407.27

444.38

9.11%

Rostovenergo

RUB mln

3,847.85

4,159.25

4,279.44

2.89%

Costs for LGO services (in accordance with the current contractual plan)

RUB mln

3,691.49

3,657.44

4,020.55

9.93%

Astrakhanenergo

RUB mln

383.56

416.89

442.53

6.15%

Volgogradenergo

RUB mln

1,153.88

1,104.87

1,110.52

0.51%

Kalmenergo

RUB mln

0.00

0.00

0.00

0.00%

Rostovenergo

RUB mln

2,154.05

2,135.68

2,467.50

15.54%

Common-pot net electricity delivery

mln kWh

23,504.42

23,821.22

24,169.60

1.46%

Astrakhanenergo

mln kWh

2,877.09

2,867.76

2,826.37

–1.44%

Volgogradenergo

mln kWh

7,922.82

8,008.11

8,042.11

0.42%

Kalmenergo

mln kWh

542.67

623.64

630.47

1.10%

Rostovenergo

mln kWh

12,161.83

12,321.72

12,670.65

2.83%

Average tariff for electricity transmission services by branches

RUB/kWh

1.63211

1.68794

1.90702

12.98%

Astrakhanenergo

RUB/kWh

2.08238

2.18112

2.50432

14.82%

Volgogradenergo

RUB/kWh

1.31826

1.34844

1.54318

14.44%

Kalmenergo

RUB/kWh

3.31954

4.22273

4.72692

11.94%

Rostovenergo

RUB/kWh

1.65475

1.66552

1.86440

11.94%

Standardised tariff rates for covering the costs of grid connection of power receiving devices of consumer terminals, grid facilities owned by grid operators and other persons, for measures specified in clause 16a of the Methodological Guidelines of FAS of Russia

RUB per connection

4,234.24

4,083.22

5,029.58

23.18%

Astrakhanenergo

RUB per connection

3,043.99

3,280

4,736

44.39%

Volgogradenergo

RUB per connection

3,689.85

4,169.09

5,530.01

32.64%

Kalmenergo

RUB per connection

4,154.42

4,334.50

4,461.42

2.93%

Rostovenergo

RUB per connection

6,048.69

4,549.27

5,390.89

18.50%

TECHNICAL POLICY

The main objectives of the unified technical policy are as follows:
  • To ensure and improve the readiness of power grids for transmission and distribution of electric power to ensure reliable supply of electric power to consumers, functioning of wholesale and retail electric power markets, parallel operation of the UES of Russia and electric power systems of foreign countries;
  • To ensure that the capacity of electricity generation facilities is delivered to the grid;
  • To create conditions for connecting wholesale and retail market participants to the power grid on the terms of non-discriminatory access to power grids;
  • To participate in improving the efficiency and development of UES of Russia’s high-security and emergency control systems;
  • To develop and improve the structure of operational and technological management of power grid facilities;
  • To develop and improve information and telecommunication infrastructure, increase the observability of the power grid and the quality of information exchange with other electric power industry entities;
  • To optimise and reduce capital investments and operating costs and expenses in power grid facilities by optimising technical and technological solutions in developing design documentation, using modern technologies and types of equipment, building structures and materials, and reducing the areas occupied by power grid facilities;
  • To improve the efficiency of power grid asset management;
  • To improve energy efficiency of applied technologies, equipment, materials, systems and reduce technological losses of electric energy in power grids;
  • To tackle the ageing trend in the fixed assets of power grids and power grid equipment by upgrading them, optimising their renovation and retrofitting, and improving the efficiency of power grid asset management;
  • To promote automation of electric power transmission and distribution processes, introduction and development of modern systems for technical condition control, diagnostics and monitoring of process equipment, protection and automation systems, emergency control systems, communication systems, engineering systems, commercial and technical metering of electric power, creation and development of digital substations and power grids;
  • To improve technologies and increase the efficiency of operation, maintenance and repair of power grid facilities;
  • To ensure, improve and develop professional training of operating and maintenance personnel;
  • To minimise environmental impact during new construction, renovation, operation, repair and maintenance of power grid facilities;
  • To ensure safety in the operation of power grid facilities;
  • To stimulate the growth of production of modern equipment, building structures and materials in the Russian Federation, as well as the development of scientific, technical and design potential;
  • To create conditions allowing to ensure power supply to consumers without creating/renovating power grid assets.

HR MANAGEMENT

GRI 2-7, 401-1, 404-1, 404-3, 405-1

HR management indicators

Indicators

UoM

Period

2021, actual

2022, actual

2023, actual

Change 2023/2022, %

Average headcount

people

13,535

13,669

13,567

–0.7

Staffing level

%

95.1

95.7

93.4

–2.3 p.p.

Production staffing level

%

95.1

95.7

93.2

–2.5 p.p.

Active staff turnover rate

%

6.7

6.3

6.4

0.1 p.p.

Gender composition

%

Men – 75.0

Women – 25.0

Men – 74.7

Women – 25.3

Men – 74.2

Women – 25.8

Men – –0.5

Women – –0.5

Gender composition of executives

%

Men – 88.4

Women – 11.6

Men – 88.2

Women – 11.8

Men – 88.2

Women – 11.8

Men – 0

Women – 0

Gender composition of white-collars

%

Men – 49.0

Women – 51.0

Men – 48.7

Women – 51.3

Men – 48.5

Women – 51.5

Men – –0.2

Women – –0.2

Gender composition of blue-collars

%

Men – 85.8

Women – 14.2

Men – 85.4

Women – 14.6

Men – 84.9

Women – 15.1

Men – –0.5

Women – –0.5

Average age of employees

years

44

43.8

45.2

1.4

Age structure of personnel by groups: up to 35 years old, 35 years old to 50 years old and over 50 years old

%, %, %

Under 35 years old – 24.6

35 to 50 years old – 39.8

Over 50 years old – 35.6

Under 35 years old – 23.1

35 to 50 years old – 40.4

Over 50 years old – 36.5

Under 35 years old – 21.2

35 to 50 years old – 41.2

Over 50 years old – 37.6

Under 35 years old – –1.9

35 to 50 years old – 0.8

Over 50 years old – 1.1

Personnel structure by education: basic / secondary general, primary / secondary vocational, higher education

%, %, %

Basic / secondary general – 14.3

primary / secondary vocational education – 40.2

higher education – 45.5

Basic / secondary general – 7.6

primary / secondary vocational education – 46.4

higher education – 46.0

Basic / secondary general – 7.6

primary / secondary vocational education – 45.9

higher education – 46.5

Basic / secondary general – 0

primary / secondary vocational education – –0.5

higher education – 0.5

Number of employees with academic degrees

people

16

17

15

88.2

Average salary of employees

RUB

50,797

54,460

60,353

10.8

Total number of new hires during the reporting period

thousand people

1.7

1.9

1.8

90.1

Social policy indicators

Number of employees honoured with state awards

people

1

0

2

100

Number of employees honoured with awards of the President of the Russian Federation and awards of the Government of the Russian Federation

people

2

1

0

0

Number of employees honoured with departmental awards of the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation

people

68

67

61

91

Number of employees honoured with industry awards

people

119

90

63

70

Number of employees honoured with corporate awards

people

690

946

702

74

Staff training and development

Number of employees who participated in off-the-job training programmes / ratio to average staffing number

people, %

6,211

45.9%

10,565

77.3%

8,337

61.5%

78.9

  • including occupational health and safety / ratio to average staffing number

people, %

1,502

11.1%

4,446

32.5%

2,510

18.5%

56.5

  • including employees trained at in-house training centres / ratio to the total number of employees who received off-the-job training

people, %

4,707

75.8

8,889

84.1

7,077

84.9

79.6

Number of production personnel who received off-the-job training, including at in-house training centres

people/people

5,690

4,495

9,564

8,217

7,731

6,764

80.8

82.3

Distribution of the employees who took part in off-the-job training programmes by category (executives, white-collars, blue-collars)

%, %, %

Executives – 24.9

White-collars – 19.6

Blue-collars – 55.5

Executives – 44.4

White-collars – 16.8

Blue-collars – 38.8

Executives – 21.5

White-collars – 17.5

Blue-collars – 61.0

Executives – 38.1

White-collars – 82.2

Blue-collars – 124.3

Number of employees who take part in educational programmes delivered using distance learning methods

people

3,256

6,280

3,021

48.1

Average number of training hours per employee by age and gender

people/hour

people/%

30.7

Men – 37.1

Women – 11.5

Up to 35 years old – 55.9

35–50 years old – 31.8

Over 50 years old – 15.5

45.6

Men – 53

Women – 22.2

Up to 35 years old – 85.3

35–50 years old – 42.2

Over 50 years old – 23.6

40.5

Men – 49.6

Women – 21.2

Up to 35 years old – 84.9

35–50 years old – 38.1

Over 50 years old – 18.3

88.8

Men – 93.6

Women – 95.5

Up to 35 years old – 99.5

35–50 years old – 90.3

Over 50 years old – 77.5

Number of personnel who underwent appraisal procedures / ratio to average staffing number, including as part of

3,463

25.3%

2,235

16.3%

2,239

16.5%

100.1

  • assessment of competences (corporate and managerial), including recruitment, transfer to a new position, selection to the talent pool, etc.

2,697

1,432

1,395

97.4

  • independent qualifications assessment (on the basis of the Customer Service Centre)

766

803

844

105.1

Headcount of talent pools

people

768

765

1,185

152.4

  • including managerial pool

675

671

1,010

150.5

  • including youth pool

93

94

175

186.1

Share of managerial positions covered by the talent pool

%

78.3

82.7

91.42

110.5

Share of managerial positions filled by internal candidates, including from the talent pools

%

73.5

77.8

75.4

–2.4 p.p.

Youth policy indicators

Number of schoolchildren participating in career guidance projects of the Rosseti Group

people

240

280

286

102.1

Number of partner universities/colleges in the regions where the Company operates

ea/ea

18

18

19

105.6

Number of university/college students trained under company-sponsored training contracts

people/people

105

121

169

139.7

Number of university/college students who completed internships with the Company

people/people

543

724

823

113.6

Number of university/college graduates employed by the Company in the reporting year

people/people

90

111

171

154.0

Number of young professionals who participated in corporate, regional or federal level competitions, forums, conferences

people

34

35

35

100.0

Note: ISO 9001 – Quality Management System. ISO 14001 – Environmental Management System. ISO 50001 – Energy Management System. OHSAS18 001 – Occupational Health and Safety Management System.

MANAGEMENT OF THE COMPANY’S SUBSIDIARIES AND AFFILIATES

JSC Energoservis Yuga

Joint Stock Company Energoservis Yuga (abbreviated name – JSC Energoservis Yuga) was established by the decision of the Board of Directors of JSC IDGC of South dated 22 December 2010.

Core activities

  • Technical testing, research and certification.
  • Testing and analysis of mechanical and electrical characteristics of finished products: motors, automobiles, machine tools, radio-electronic devices, communication equipment and other equipment incorporating mechanical and electrical components.
  • Scientific research and development in the field of natural and technical sciences.
  • Other technical inspection, testing and analysis activities.
  • Auditing activities.
  • Development of projects for industrial processes and production related to electrical engineering, electronic engineering, mining, chemical technology, mechanical engineering, as well as in the field of industrial construction, systems engineering and safety engineering.
  • Installation of engineering equipment of buildings and structures.
  • Electricity generation, transmission and distribution.
  • Production, transmission and distribution of steam and hot water (heat energy).
  • Activities in the field of architecture; engineering design; geological prospecting and geophysical works; geodesic and cartographic activities; activities in the field of standardisation and metrology; activities in the field of hydrometeorology and related fields; activities related to solving technical problems, not included in other groupings.
  • Advising on commercial and management issues.

The Company shall have the right to carry out other types of activities that are not legally forbidden.

Governance and control bodies

Board of Directors of JSC Energoservis Yuga:
  • Boris Ebzeev,
  • Pavel Goncharov,
  • Alexey Dokuchaev,
  • Dmitriy Zhuravlev,
  • Edward Lednev,
  • Alexander Bychko,
  • Rustam Tabulov.

The Company’s Articles of Association do not provide for a Management Board.

Dmitry Zhuravlev was elected General Director of JSC Energoservis Yuga since 1 October 2017.

Audit Commission of JSC Energoservis Yuga:
  • Alexey Menshenin,
  • Nikolay Pechenkin,
  • Natalia Kitaeva.

To audit and confirm the reliability of the annual financial statements of JSC Energoservis Yuga, the General Meeting of Shareholders of JSC Energoservis Yuga on 29 June 2023 (Minutes of the meeting of the Management Board of PJSC Rosseti South No. 507 dated 29 June 2023) appointed LLC IBC Group (INN 77439442156, OGRN 5147746194415) as the Company’s audit organisation.

The authorised capital of JSC Energoservis Yuga is RUB 2,500,000 (Two million five hundred thousand) and is divided into 2,500 (Two thousand five hundred) ordinary registered shares with a nominal value of RUB 1,000 (One thousand) each.

In the reporting period, PJSC Rosseti South drafted 15 final instructions with respect to JSC Energoservis Yuga, which determined its position on 27 items on the agendas of meetings of the Board of Directors.

JSC Energetik Recreation Facility

Joint Stock Company Energetik Recreation Facility (abbreviated name – JSC Energetik Recreation Facility) was established under the resolution of Rostovenergo’s Board of Directors No. 11 dated 31 October 2003 and is registered at the following address: 3 Shkolnaya St., Shepsie village, Tuapse district, Krasnodar Territory, Russian Federation.

Core activities

The core activities of the company involve the activities of the sanatorium recreation facility associated with the treatment and rehabilitation (rest) of adults, parents with children (aged above 5) and organised groups of school-age children, the provision of domestic services, excursions, cultural and entertainment services.

The Company shall have the right to carry out other types of activities that are not legally forbidden.

Governance and control bodies

The Board of Directors of JSC Energetik Recreation Facility:
  • Yulianna Dzhabrailova,
  • Kirill Iordanidi,
  • Olga Kalmykova,
  • Rustam Tabulov,
  • Tatyana Kirichenko.

The Company’s Articles of Association do not provide for a Management Board.

Alexey Kuzin was elected General Director of the Company since 31 August 2020.

Audit Commission of JSC Energetik Recreation Facility:
  • Alexey Menshenin,
  • Emilia Tikhonova,
  • Anna Gudenko.

To audit and confirm the reliability of the annual financial statements, the General Meeting of Shareholders of JSC Energetik Recreation Facility on 29 June 2023 (Minutes of the meeting of the Management Board of PJSC Rosseti South No. 507 dated 29 June 2023) appointed LLC IBC Group (INN 77439442156, OGRN 5147746194415) as the Company’s audit organisation.

The authorised capital of JSC Energetik Recreation Facility is RUB 10,015,141 (Ten million fifteen thousand one hundred forty-one) 95 kopecks and is divided into 111,279,355 (One hundred and eleven million two hundred and seventy-nine thousand three hundred and fifty-five) ordinary registered shares with a par value of RUB 0.09 each.

In the reporting period, PJSC Rosseti South drafted 12 final instructions with respect to JSC Energetik Recreation Facility, which determined its position on 24 items on the agendas of meetings of the Board of Directors.

JSC VMES

Since 20 June 2019, the company is a subsidiary of Public Joint Stock Company Rosseti South, which is its sole shareholder.

The Company was established through the asset replacement procedure of MUPP VMES based on the decision of the creditors’ meeting of MUPE VMES on 2 April 2018 (Minutes No. 18 dated 2 April 2018).

On 5 April 2018, an entry was made in the Unified State Register of Legal Entities on the state registration of the establishment of a legal entity (GRN No. 1183443005778) based on the decision No. 1 dated 2 April 2018 of MUPE VMES, which is the sole founder of the company.

The Commission for the Consolidation of Power Grid Assets of PJSC Rosseti South (Minutes No. 54/2018 dated 7 December 2018) confirmed the expediency of the transaction to consolidate 100% of PJSC VMES’s shares. The Management Board of PJSC Rosseti South decided that it was advisable to acquire a 100% stake in Public Joint Stock Company Volgograd Interdistrict Power Grids (VMES). The Board of Directors of PJSC Rosseti South approved on 29 April 2019 the participation of PJSC Rosseti South in Public Joint Stock Company Volgograd Interdistrict Power Grids by entering into a share purchase agreement based on the results of the open tender for the sale of shares of PJSC VMES (Minutes No. 315/2019 dated 29 April 2019).

On 20 December 2019, JSC VMES acquired the status of a Joint Stock Company.

Core activities

The core activity of the Company is electricity distribution. The Company shall have the right to carry out other types of activities that are not legally forbidden.

Governance and control bodies

The Board of Directors of JSC VMES:
  • Boris Ebzeev,
  • Oleg Musinov,
  • Alexey Rybin,
  • Oleg Tkachenko,
  • Anton Muryi.

The Company’s Articles of Association do not provide for a Management Board.

General Director

Alexey Rybin has been the General Director of the Company since 26 October 2021.

Audit Commission of JSC VMES:
  • Nikolay Pechenkin,
  • Ekaterina Gladkina,
  • Elena Roman.

To audit and confirm the reliability of the annual financial statements, the General Meeting of Shareholders of JSC VMES on 29 June 2023 (Minutes of the meeting of the Management Board of PJSC Rosseti South No. 507 dated 29 June 2023) appointed LLC IBC Group (INN 77439442156, OGRN 5147746194415) as the Company’s audit organisation.

The authorised capital of JSC VMES is RUB 2,300,000,000 (Two billion three hundred million) 00 kopecks, it is divided into 2,300,000,000 ordinary registered shares with a par value of RUB 1 (One) each.

In the reporting period, PJSC Rosseti South drafted 28 final instructions with respect to JSC VMES, which determined its position on 67 items on the agendas of meetings of the Board of Directors.

Information on participation in subsidiaries, affiliates and other business entities (commercial organisations), as well as information on participation in non-commercial organisations in 2023 is given in Appendix No. 5 to this Annual Report on the Company’s website.

To minimise risks of non-compliance with the requirements of the current legislation of the Russian Federation by subsidiaries and affiliates in the field of information disclosure, the Company exercised continuous control over subsidiaries and affiliates by monitoring public sources of information.

INFORMATION ON MAJOR AND RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In 2023, the Company did not enter into any transactions recognised as major transactions in accordance with the Federal Law “On Joint Stock Companies”, as well as material and interrelated transactions (including by one and (or) several controlled legal entities).

Information on major and related-party transactions concluded by PJSC Rosseti South in 2023 is given in Appendix No. 6 to this Report on the Company’s website. The Audit Commission assessed the reliability of the report on the Company’s related-party transactions concluded in the reporting year. The Board of Directors of the Company approved the report on related-party transactions concluded by the Company in 2023.

INFORMATION ON MATERIAL TRANSACTIONS PERFORMED BY THE COMPANY AND CONTROLLED ENTITIES

There were no transactions in the reporting year:
  • Transactions involving the sale of shares (interests) in legal entities controlled by PJSC Rosseti South that are material to PJSC Rosseti South, resulting in PJSC Rosseti South losing control over such legal entities;
  • Transactions with property of PJSC Rosseti South or legal entities controlled by it (including interrelated transactions made by the Company, one and/or several legal entities controlled by it), the value of which exceeds the amount specified in the Articles of Association or which is material to the Company’s business;
  • Transactions related to the establishment of a legal entity controlled by the Company that is material to the Company’s operations.

GRI CONTENT INDEX

Disclosure

Place in the report (section or subsection)/Comment

GRI 2: General Disclosures 2021

2-1 Organizational details

About the Report

Geographic Reach of the Company

Addresses and contact details

2-2 Entities included in the organization’s sustainability reporting

About the Report

2-3 Reporting period, frequency and contact point

Reporting period - 2023 calendar year. Reporting frequency - annually.

Contact details are provided in the following section “Addresses and contact details”

2-4 Restatements of information

Previous years’ data have not been revised

2-5 External assurance

External assurance of the report is not performed

2-6 Activities, value chain and other business relationships

Geographic Reach of the Company

Business Model

Company’s Position in the Industry

Energy Consumption and Energy Saving

Corporate and technological business applications

2-7 Employees

Headcount and personnel breakdown

HR management indicators

2-8 Workers who are not employees

The company does not keep records of the information

2-9 Governance structure and composition

Board of Directors of the Company

2-12 Role of the highest governance body in overseeing the management of impacts

Certain aspects of sustainable development are considered within the framework of the meetings of the Company’s Board of Directors

2-13 Delegation of responsibility for managing impacts

Functional heads are responsible for managing individual sustainability aspects and related impacts within their competencies

2-14 Role of the highest governance body in sustainability reporting

The annual integrated report is pre-approved by the Company’s Board of Directors

2-15 Conflicts of interest

Prevention and management of conflicts of interest

Regulation of conflicts of interest of a board member

Executive bodies: Prevention of conflicts of interest

2-16 Communication of critical concerns

Regulation of conflicts of interest of a board member

2-17 Collective knowledge of the highest governance body

Each member of the Board of Directors is responsible for individual aspects of ESG within his/her competence

2-18 Evaluation of the performance of the highest governance body

Performance review of the board of directors

2-19 Remuneration policies

Remuneration System

2-20 Process to determine remuneration

Remuneration System

2-21 Annual total compensation ratio

This indicator is not currently calculated by the Company, as it is not required by applicable remuneration policies and regulations

2-22 Statement on sustainable development strategy

Message from the chairman of the board of directors of PJSC Rosseti South

Board of directors of the company

2-23 Policy commitments

Development strategy

Social policy

Occupational health and safety

Environmental policy

2-24 Embedding policy commitments

Development strategy

Social policy

Occupational health and safety

Environmental protection

2-25 Processes to remediate negative impacts

Consumer relations

Procurement activities

Anti-corruption policy and Security of economic activities

2-26 Mechanisms for seeking advice and raising concerns

Consumer relations

Procurement activities

Anti-corruption policy and Security of economic activities

2-27 Compliance with laws and regulations

Environmental expenses

2-29 Approach to stakeholder engagement

Stakeholder relations

2-30 Collective bargaining agreements

Social policy

GRI 3: Material Topics 2021

3-1 Process to determine material topics

About the Report

3-2 List of material topics

About the Report

3-3 Management of material topics

Material topic “Protecting the health of employees and creating safe working conditions”:

  • Social policy
  • Occupational health and safety

Material topic “Reducing the negative impact on the environment by creating smart electricity metering systems”:

  • Innovative activities
  • Application of promising technologies and environmental protection solutions

Material topic “Ensuring high standards of quality and reliability of power supply”:

  • Development strategy
  • Key performance indicators and functional key performance indicators
  • Consumer relations

GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts 2016

203-1 Infrastructure investments and services supported

Investment activities

GRI 205: Anti-corruption 2016

205-2 Communication and training about anti-corruption policies and procedures

Legal education, counselling and training of employees

205-3 Confirmed incidents of corruption and actions taken

Consideration and resolution of information on possible instances of corruption

GRI 302: Energy 2016

302-1 Energy consumption within the organization

Energy consumption and energy saving

GRI 303: Water and Effluents 2018

303-5 Water consumption

Protection and rational use of water resources

GRI 304: Biodiversity 2016

304-2 Significant impacts of activities, products and services on biodiversity

Ecosystem and biological diversity conservation

GRI 305: Emissions 2016

305-1 Direct (Scope 1) GHG emissions

Atmospheric air protection

305-7 Nitrogen oxides (NOX), sulfur oxides (SOX), and other significant air emissions

Atmospheric air protection

GRI 306: Waste 2020

306-3 Waste generated

Waste management

306-5 Waste directed to disposal

Waste management

GRI 401: Employment 2016

401-1 New employee hires and employee turnover

Headcount and personnel breakdown

HR management indicators

401-2 Benefits provided to full-time employees that are not provided to temporary or parttime employees

The benefits established by the collective agreement apply to all employees of the Company and do not depend on the status and conditions of labor relations

GRI 403: Occupational Health and Safety 2018

403-1 Occupational health and safety management system

Occupational health and safety

403-2 Hazard identification, risk assessment, and incident investigation

Occupational health and safety

403-6 Promotion of worker health

Social policy

403-7 Prevention and mitigation of occupational health and safety impacts directly linked by business relationships

Occupational health and safety

403-9 Work-related injuries

Work-related injuries and work-related ill-health

403-10 Work-related ill health

Work-related injuries and work-related ill-health

GRI 404: Training and Education 2016

404-1 Average hours of training per year per employee

HR management indicators

404-2 Programs for upgrading employee skills and transition assistance programs

Staff training and development

404-3 Percentage of employees receiving regular performance and career development reviews

Staff training and development

HR management indicators

GRI 405: Diversity and Equal Opportunity 2016

405-1 Diversity of governance bodies and employees

Headcount and personnel breakdown Composition of the Board of Directors

HR management indicators

GRI 408: Child Labor 2016

408-1 Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of child labor

The company does not use child labor in its own operations and supply chain

GRI 409: Forced or Compulsory Labor 2016

409-1 Operations and suppliers at significant risk for incidents of forced or compulsory labor

The Company does not tolerate the use of forced and bonded labor in its own operations and supply chain

TERMS AND ABBREVIATIONS

Abbreviation

Designation

ACS

Automatic Process System

AGM

Annual General Meeting of Shareholders

Board

Board of Directors

EBITDA

Earnings before Interest, Tax and Depreciation and Amortisation

FEC

Fuel and Energy Complex

IDGC

Interregional Distribution Grid Company

IFRS

International Financial Reporting Standards

JSC

Joint Stock Company

KPI

Key Performance Indicators

LGO

Local Grid Operator

M&R

Maintenance and Repairs

MUE

Municipal Unitary Enterprise

OTL

Overhead Transmission Line

PAMS

Production Asset Management System

PGR

Power Grid Region

PJSC

Public Joint Stock Company

PPE

Personal Protective Equipment

PTL

Power Transmission Line

R&D

Research and Development

RAS

Russian Accounting Standards

RGR

Required Gross Revenue

S&A

Subsidiaries and Affiliates

SME

Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises

SS

Substation

SSIW

Self-Supporting Insulating Wire

UNPG

Unified National Power Grid

VAT

Value Added Tax

Units of measurement (UoM)

А

ampere Current strength

Ha

hectare Area

Gcal

gigacalorie Calorific energy

kV

kilovolt Voltage

kVA, MVA

kilovolt-ampere, megavolt-ampere Full electrical capacity

kWh

kilowatt-hour Electric power

kW, MW

kilowatt, megawatt Active electrical capacity

km

kilometre Length

TFOE

tonne of fuel oil equivalent