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9.1.8 Telecoms sector news 9.1.9 Tourism sector news
9.1.10 Utilities & renewables sector news
The tourist flow to resort destinations in Russia in 2021 may increase by 15-20% to the pre-Covid 2019 level, the head of the Federal Tourism Agency Zarina Doguzova said in an interview. Doguzova added that the tourist flow to Russia in 2021 could recover by 80-85% against the level of 2019.
Russia’s power consumption has been steadily rising during the heatwave to increase by 5.8% on the year since July 1 through Tuesday, Deputy Energy Minister Yevgeny Grabchak said. The air temperature of 36C and more in Moscow has hit a record for the past 120 years. Since June 1, power consumption has grown by 5.8% on the year, and by 4.8% on the year since January 1, or by 5.5% excluding the leap year factor, and by 3.7% under equal air temperature conditions.
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