The Ministry of Energy commented on the termination of GE gas turbine service in the Russian Federation

The situation with the termination of service of General Electric (GE) gas turbines in Russia is under the control of the Ministry of Energy, the press service of the department said, informed TASS. Earlier on the termination of service by the American company of gas turbines in Russia wrote “Kommersant”.

“The situation is under constant control of the Russian Ministry of Energy, the work is being carried out in close cooperation with the participants in the energy industry,” the ministry said. According to the agency, there are already several enterprises in Russia that have the competence to service and repair foreign gas turbines of various capacities.

The Ministry of Energy clarified the requirements for the organization of equipment maintenance as counter-sanction measures, the representative office added. Also, since 2022, a mechanism has been implemented that regulates the resource saving of foreign-made gas turbines.

June 19 newspaper “Kommersant” reportedthat the US sanctions that came into force on June 18 may block the ability of power equipment manufacturers to maintain a presence in the Russian Federation, such a ban will also affect General Electric. GE itself confirmed that the company would no longer be able to provide engineering services in the country.

The next day, the newspaper, citing sources, reported that GE had stopped servicing gas turbines in Russia. The interlocutors of the newspaper noted that the American company has limited access to monitoring, and may also stop supplying original spare parts. The capacity of the company’s gas turbines is about 5 GW in the Russian Federation, and the total capacity of power units based on such turbines is up to 8 GW.