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Total waste, ‘000 tonnes 306–2

Hazard classes 2018 2019 2020 2020/2019, %

RusHydro Subgroup 23.2 20.7 23.3 12.7

Hazardous waste class I and II 0.018 0.021 0.018 –14.3

Hazardous waste class III, IV and V 23.2 20.7 23.3 12.8

RAO ES East Subgroup 29,597.0 23,807.8 1,894.5 –92.0

Hazardous waste class I and II 0.045 0.050 0.041 –18.0

Hazardous waste class III, IV and V 29,597.0 23,807.7 1,894.5 –92.0

RusHydro Group 29,620.2 23,828.5 1,917.8 –92.0

Hazardous waste class I and II 0.063 0.071 0.059 –16.9

Hazardous waste class III, IV and V 29,620.1 23,828.4 1,917.8 –92.0 residential or non-residential, and as Biodiversity and rivers in the Krasnoyarsk Territory, inert materials in road building and land the Samara Region and the Kabardino- leveling. conservation SH Balkarian Republic, with some 1.5 mn fry of valuable fish species released. The Group also considers implementing RAO ES East’s grid infrastructure pilot projects to manufacture ASM-based extends to specially protected natural Zhigulevskaya, Saratovskaya construction products with a view to areas, sharing them with rare plant and and Volzhskaya HPPs increased water generating direct revenues from ASM animal species. 304–1 However, none flows to provide for water impounding processing activities, with feasibility of the Company’s power generation at the Volga-Akhtuba Floodplain studies to be developed in 2021. facilities is located within such areas. and create a favorable environment Sakhalinskaya GRES-2 and the CHPP in Neither does it cause reduction for fish spawning runs. Some HPP dams Sovetskaya Gavan produce up to 60,000 of species, habitat conversion, or are equipped with fishways for free and 100,000 tonnes of ash and slag introduction of invasive species, passage to the spawning grounds. materials per year, respectively, which pests or pathogens. 304–2 makes them prospective targets for such Since 2017, Severtsov Institute of Ecology pilots. With most of the Company’s activities and Evolution (the Russian Academy of centered on rivers, much attention Sciences) has been relying on RusHydro’s is paid to the restoration of fish financial support to implement a joint populations. 304–4 2020 saw fish project focusing on the Persian leopard By 12.5 stocking events at water reservoirs reintroduction in North Ossetia. times In 2020, two species of the Persian reduced y-o-y leopard raised in the Breeding waste generation RusHydro’s Board Center were released in the Turmonsky of Directors determined Sanctuary with support from RusHydro. biodiversity conservation In 2020, scientists continued to monitor as one of the priority tasks in its Environmental the released animals using data from Policy.1 satellite collars, on-site research expeditions, photos and videos. EU13

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The joint efforts of the Amur Tiger RusHydro Group supported 18 specially Protected species’ habitats Center and RusHydro helped increase protected areas with a view to raising affected by activities of the Siberian tiger population to environmental awareness among young RusHydro Group 304–4 600 animals. The Company assisted people, fostering an attitude of care the Amur Tiger Center in equipping towards nature, preserving biodiversity The habitat of the mandarin duck its field research stations, as well and saving natural habitats of rare (Aix galericulata) in the Amur Region is in as developing and deploying tiger and endangered plant and animal the area of the Nizhne-Bureyskaya HPP recognition software. In 2020, the Bikin species, and to promote domestic reservoir. As a rare species, the bird is National Park and the Lazovsky, tourism. As part of the Ecological on the Russian Red List and the 1996 Ussuriysk and Sikhote-Alin nature Paths project, seven nature trails IUCN Red List of Threatened Animals, reserves implemented major initiatives were renovated and upgraded in 2020 and mentioned in Appendix 2 to the Bonn on the Siberian tiger reintroduction in the Amur, Nizhny Novgorod and Convention and migratory bird protecting with support from RusHydro. Novosibirsk regions, the Karachay- appendices to bilateral agreements Cherkess and Chuvash republics. between , Japan, the Republic As part of the Snow Leopard – A Living Three eco-zones were constructed in of Korea and the DPRK. Symbol of the Western Sayan Mountains the Primorye Territory, the Republic project, the Sayano-Shushensky of Khakassia, and the Amur Region. The reservoir area also covers a primary Nature Reserve continues to improve habitat of Aleuritopteris kuhnii, a rare its scientific monitoring system for For 16 years, RusHydro Group has been fern listed in Russia as a threatened plant the protection of snow leopards and promoting environmental education species. their habitats. The efforts by scientists and responsibility through oBEREGAi, proved to be efficient amid the rising a charitable volunteer project aimed The process of impounding the Nizhne- numbers of snow leopards. In October at cleaning up areas around rivers and Bureyskaya HPP reservoir also affected 2020, a female leopard brought from reservoirs, improving beaches and the habitats of local ungulates. Tajikistan was shot by a trail camera embankments, including landscaping to have given birth to two cubs. and planting of greenery. The total As part of the United Nations number of eco-marathon volunteers Development Program, the Global In 2020, with the support of RusHydro, in 2020 exceeded 3,000 people from Environmental Facility and activities to reintroduce the Red List 13 regions, including RusHydro Group’s the Ministry of Natural Resources bird species, such as red-crowned employees and local residents. and the Environment of the Russian and white-naped cranes, continued in Federation, RusHydro collaborated the in the Amur In 2020, the Company provided financial on a unique project titled “Bureysky Region, and studies were conducted assistance to the Russian Geographical Compromise” seeking to preserve in the Kirzinsk Nature Reserve in Society’s grant fund designed to biodiversity during the construction the Novosibirsk Region to study migratory encourage research on natural of Nizhne-Bureyskaya HPP. concentrations of the common crane. phenomena and rare animal species, Other project participants included while also supporting the organization’s the Directorate for Wildlife Protection The Company assisted the Prioksko- publishing activities and environmental and Management and Specially Terrasny Nature Biosphere Reserve and geographical expeditions. Protected Natural Areas (state- and the Caucasus Nature Reserve financed entity, the Amur Region), in repairing self-feeding stations for JSC Nizhne-Bureiskaya HPP, research ↗ The water bodies affected by wastewater wisents and purchasing equipment, discharges of RusHydro Group 306–5, and environmental organizations components and supplies to study including their affiliation, volume and mass media. The project pulled and biodiversity value, are disclosed and monitor these animals. in Appendix 34 of the Appendices Book together a number of measures such

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as the establishment of the Bureysky RusHydro Group partners with nature ↗ Amur Region – red-crowned and Nature Park, installation of over reserves and non-governmental white-naped cranes; 25 self-feeding stations for ungulates organizations to arrange for excursions, ↗ Republic of North Ossetia (Alania) – with food enriched with minerals photo exhibitions devoted to flora and Persian leopard, wisent; and vitamins, placement of over fauna of protected areas, as well as quests, ↗ Kamchatka Territory – marine 100 nest boxes for mandarin ducks and festivals and environmental contests, mammals; replanting of over 400 endemic species. with a particular focus on saving rare and ↗ Novosibirsk region – common crane. Another rare species affected by endangered plant and animal species: the construction of Nizhne-Bureyskaya ↗ Primorye Territory – red-crowned crane HPP and activities of Far Eastern and Siberian tiger; Rehabilitation of disturbed Distribution Company is the Far Eastern ↗ Perm Territory – white-tailed eagle; lands stork (Ciconia boyciana). The bird is on ↗ Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) м wood bison; the Russian Red List and the 1996 IUCN ↗ Kabardino-Balkarian Republic – As RusHydro Group engages in Red List ofThreatened Animals, and Caucasian tur; the construction and operation of mentioned in Appendix 1 to the CITES ↗ Moscow Region – crane; energy facilities, it needs to implement and migratory bird protecting ↗ Republic of Khakassia – grus, mandatory compensatory measures in appendices to bilateral agreements Pallas’s cat; order to save affected natural habitats between Russia, Japan, the Republic ↗ Krasnoyarsk Territory – snow leopard, and rehabilitate disturbed lands. of Korea and the DPRK. Siberian musk deer;

Habitats preserved and rehabilitated by JSC RAO ES East Subgroup 304–3

Name JSC DGK1 PJSC Sakhalinenergo2 JSC Chukotenergo Total3 January 1, 2020

Total disturbed area, ha 1,495.3 432.1 173.9 2,101.3

Total post-construction area, ha 49.3 3.2 0.5 53.0

Topsoil stockpiled, ‘000 m3 167.3 0.0 0.0 167.3 Total in 2020 Total disturbed area, ha 0.0 0.0 28.6 28.6 Total post-construction area, ha 0.0 252.9 0.0 252.9 Total rehabilitated area, ha 52.6 0.0 0.0 52.6 December 31, 2020 Total disturbed area, ha 1,442.7 432.1 202.6 2,077.4 Total post-construction area, ha 45.2 256.1 0.5 301.8 Topsoil stockpiled, ‘000 m3 167.3 0.0 0.0 167.3

1 In the 2019 Annual Report, the indicator did not include data on the assets of CHPP in Sovetskaya Gavan operated by DGK under the lease agreement. 2 In the 2019 Annual Report the indicator did not include data on the assets of Sakhalinskaya GRES-2 operated by Sakhalinenergo under the lease agreement. 3 2020 data does not include JSC LUR, which ceased to be part of the Group in 2020 (4,173.6 ha of disturbed area, 24.4 ha of post-construction area, 578,800 m3 of stockpiled topsoil as at January 1, 2020).

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