Feasibility of Connecting Consumers in Isolated Communities to the Irkutsk Power System

The study summarizes key data on public power supply to isolated off-grid communities in the Irkutsk region. We compile a list of candidate settlements that qualify for grid extension and indicate the substations that in all likelihood will be used to feed them. This includes a multi-factor analysis of economic performance of power supply to such settlements. We report the findings of a technical and financial feasibility study of connecting remote communities to the power grid. The feasibility is assessed based on consolidated costs of the construction of power grid facilities. The study identifies the settlements where it is most economically viable to link them to the power grid. Additionally, we assess the feasibility of connecting two large off-grid industrial consumers in the mining industry to the power system. The successful completion of these projects is a prerequisite for connecting two communities in Tofalariya to the grid.