February 05, 2014. A solemn foundation stone-laying ceremony will take place on the site of the future power station at Academic District of Yekaterinburg on February 5. The new power generating unit will provide heat and electric power to the new Academic District and surrounding parts of Yekaterinburg, Sverdlovsk Region Government's press service reports.

Putting up Akademicheskaya Power Station has become the largest project for Sverdlovsk Region power supply system over the last few years.

The symbolic torch that will signify the start of the construction of the new power generating unit will be handed over to the station management at the Power Records Relay Race – an event in the 22nd Olympic Games theme. The Director-GEneral of ZAO IES Boris Vainziher will deliver the torch from Perm, where the 165-MW CCGT was launched at Perm Power Station 9.