Editing Sochi (section)

====Construction work====
[[File:Sochi adler aerial view 2018 14.jpg|thumb|210px|Olympic Park]]
The state-controlled [[RAO UES]] announced in July 2007 that it might spend 30&nbsp;billion roubles (about US$1.2 billion) on upgrading the electrical power system in the Sochi area by 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.kommersant.com/p780519/public_utilities/ |title=Power Supply to Be Stepped Up to Sochi by 2014 |url-status=dead |access-date=December 14, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121012020448/http://www.kommersant.com/p780519/public_utilities/ |archive-date=October 12, 2012}}. ''Kommersant''. July 6, 2007</ref> The power generating companies [[Inter RAO UES]] and [[RusHydro]] would have to build or modernize four thermal power plants and four hydroelectric plants—and the federal grid company [[FGC UES]] has to replace the Central-Shepsi electricity transmission line, which reportedly often fails in bad weather. The new power line would run partly on power towers and partly across the bottom of the Black Sea. By 2011, the power supply of the resort area would increase by 1129 MW—of which 300 MW would be used for Olympic sports facilities. "The cost of the work is estimated at 83.6&nbsp;billion rubles (about US $3.26&nbsp;billion), of which 50&nbsp;billion rubles (about US$2&nbsp;billion) will go to investments in the electricity grid," the power companies announced. They did not say how much of the bill the state would foot. In February 2007, when UES had planned to spend 48.8&nbsp;billion rubles (about US$1.9&nbsp;billion) on the Sochi area, the share the state had been ready to pay 38&nbsp;billion roubles (about US$1.48&nbsp;billion) of that.