Russia: Bill Gives Priority to Gas Power

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The government submitted a bill that would give priority access to the wholesale electricity markets to electricity stations that are fueled by associated gas, the Energy Ministry said Wednesday.

The bill aims to help oil producers, which are obliged by law to utilize an annual 95 percent of their associated gas by 2012.

“The bill will give an incentive to investors to build power stations that use associated gas to produce electricity,” the ministry said in an e-mailed response to questions. “And it will also make it more economical for oil companies to refine associated gas.”

http://www.moscowtimes.ru/article/1009/42/380642.htm

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1. it is normal for less affluent countries to choose the most expensive ...

it is normal for less affluent countries to choose the most expensive
way to do some things,

many third world countries use fuel oil to make electricity
because fuel oil is expensive compared to the alternatives.