Waste management

PJSC Rosseti’s approach to production and consumption waste management includes accounting for waste generation and hazard assessment, constructing waste accumulation sites, and transferring waste to specialised organisations for treatment, deactivation, disposal and landfilling. The most significant sources of waste generation in the Company are office buildings, production and storage facilities, as well as workshops, warehouses and garages.

In 2023, the amount of waste generated at PJSC Rosseti increased by 13% due to the decommissioning of PCBPolychlorinated biphenyls.‑containing equipment. All waste generated during equipment decommissioning was transferred to a federal operator for deactivation.

Mass of generated waste by hazard class, thsd t

Indicator	2021	2022	2023
Hazard class I	0.31	0.04	0.15The volume of hazard class I waste generation does not include the volume of PCB-containing waste from PJSC Rosseti’s facilities, as the dismantling and transfer of PCB-containing equipment to the federal operator was undertaken by contractors as part of the Company’s investment programme.
Hazard class II	0.27	0.11	0.14
Hazard class III	2.27	2.29	1.83
Hazard class IV	51.34	68.15	75.8
Hazard class V	41.90	73.70	88.00
Total	96.09	144.29	165.9

The Company’s main goal in the field of environmentally safe waste management is to increase the volume of waste transferred for treatment, disposal, and deactivation.

The amount of waste transferred to third‑party organisations for recycling, deactivation and reuse at PJSC Rosseti grows annually. In 2023, it increased by 19% and almost doubled the amount of waste transferred to landfills.

Waste generation by handling method, t