IDGC of the South’s footprint comprises four regional coordination bodies overseeing the elaboration of 5-year schemes and programmes for power industry prospective development in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation:

• the Ministry for Industry, Transport, and Natural Resources of the Astrakhan Region;
• the Committee for Housing, Utilities, Fuel, and Energy Complex of the Volgograd Region;
• the Ministry of Housing, Utilities, and Energy of the Republic of Kalmykia;
• the Ministry of Industry and Energy of the Rostov Region.

In order to synchronise the prospective development schemes and programmes with the Company’s Investment Programme, IDGC of the South established working teams for working-out the former (hereinafter — working teams). These teams hold regular meetings and discuss the regional planning progress in Russian regions, location of the power grid complex facilities and power industry 5-year development programme. Employees of both IDGC of the South and the Company’s branches are involved in activities of the regional coordination bodies. The branches of IDGC of the South forward annual letters to executive authorities of a constituent entity of the Russian Federation to report on the confirmation of, or change in, the membership of a respective working team.

In 2018, the Company prepared and approved the following 5-year schemes and programmes for power industry prospective development in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation:

• Scheme and programme of power industry development in the Astrakhan Region for 2019–2023 (approved by Order No.282-R of the Governor of the Astrakhan Region dated April 26, 2018);
• Scheme and programme of power industry development in the Volgograd Region for 2018–2022 (approved by Decree No.333 of the Governor of the Volgograd Region dated April 28, 2018);
• Scheme and programme of power industry development in the Republic of Kalmykia for 2019–2023 (approved by Order No.75-rg of the Head of the Republic of Kalmykia dated April 28, 2018);
• Scheme and programme of power industry prospective development in the Rostov Region for 2018–2022 (approved by Order No.104 of the Governor of the Rostov Region dated April 28, 2018).