“Large-scale and truly ambitious goals have been set for Russian power producers. They are expected to commission power generating facilities with a total capacity of more than 170 GW by 2030. I would like to underscore that facilities with a capacity of 6.5 GW, the largest figure over the past decade, are expected to be inaugurated in 2011 alone.”
Events for 7 april 2011
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with King Abdullah II of Jordan
Prime Minister Putin said during the meeting that Russia has many areas of cooperation with Jordan. In addition to the economy, there is also culture, education, and tourism, as well as military technical cooperation.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin meets with Andrei Krainy, head of the Federal Fisheries Agency
During the meeting, Putin and Krainy discussed the contentious issue of commercial fishing, which has been troubling amateur fishermen of late. The prime minister advised Krainy to retain the moratorium on designating areas for commercial fishing pending the adoption of a new provision to the law.
Vladimir Putin reported that the government decided to establish ten annual Yury Gagarin Prizes, each worth 1 million roubles, for specialists who make significant contributions to the development of the Russian space industry.
Events for 6 april 2011
The prime minister proposed extending the car-scrapping programme through 2011, after which it will be brought to an end. Therefore, he insisted that it should be fully financed until the end of this year and another 5 billion roubles should be allocated for this purpose.
Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a meeting on preparations for the FIFA 2018 World Cup in Russia
“This month-long football marathon leaves a significant cultural and material heritage which will be used by the country and the people in decades to come. I’m referring to the aggressive development of the sport, transport and hotel infrastructure, the creation of new production facilities and jobs, new international and personal ties.”
