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in power use between regions now depend oneconomic development and householdincomes as well as climate conditions. While thenational average share of power use byhouseholds in 2000–2007 was 11.9%, figures forMoscow, St.Petersburg and Krasnodar Territory(where Black Sea resorts are concentrated) weremuch higher at 23.5%, 19.9% and 22.2%,respectively. The household share in Rostovregion, which also has a Black Sea 13 coastline,was also high at 18.7%. These regions should beviewed as trendsetters, with service economiesand high population density. By contrast, thelowest household shares in power use are inmain raw-material regions of Siberia, where theeconomy is industry-focused: KrasnoyarskTerritory, 5.8%; Kemerovo Region, 7.3%; IrkutskRegion, 7.5%. The household power share isalso low (8%) in Russia’s main oil producingarea, Tyumen Region with its autonomousdistricts. Large and relatively well-developedregions with diversified economies andregional capitals with over one millioninhabitants are in a middle position, eitherequal to or slightly below the national average:Samara Region, 12%; Sverdlovsk Region, 10%;Chelyabinsk region, 9.8%; Republic of Tatarstan,9.7%. Two regions in the European part ofRussia, with cities of more than one millionpeople and a mixture of initial processing 14 andimport-substitution industries – NizhnyNovgorod and Volgograd – are on oppositesides of the national average with indicators of13.1% and 9.3%, but are closer to the ‘middleclass’regions. Moscow Region (13.8%) andLeningrad Region (9.8%) are in roughly thesame situation.Strong growth of power consumptionby the housing sector makes installation ofnew generating capacity an urgent task insome regions. The share of powerconsumption by households in MoscowRegion has risen from 12.2% to 17.0% (Figure3.9), closely approaching the four regions,which have shown highest shares ofhouseholds in total power (the cities ofMoscow and St.Petersburg, Krasnodar Territoryand Rostov Region). Peak loads related tohousehold consumption are becoming aserious problem for these regions.The trends, which emerged during theperiod of economic growth, will remaindominant. The 10% increase of householdpower tariffs planned for 2010 will raise theshare of household spending on housingutilities in a context of declining real incomes,but the impact for low-income groups will bemitigated by social support. Better-offFigure 3.9Share of households in total power consumption in Moscow and Moscow Region25.023.6 23.0 23.9 23.9 23.8 22.823.4 23.920.015.014.012.5 12.2 12.3 12.514.9 15.117.010.012.3 12.3 12.1 11.8 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.65.00.02000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007Russian Federation Moscow Region MoscowSource: Calculated using National Energy Statistics13Classification of Russia’s regions is in accordance with the Special Atlas of Russia’s Regions, N.Zubarevich,http://atlas.socpol.ru/typology/index.shtml.14Industries producing semi-products: metallurgy, chemistry, forestry and paper-milling.67