Before Russia invaded, Crimea was dependent on power supplies from Ukraine. Frequent power blackouts followed the annexation, which cut the region off from Ukraine's national grid.
Russia subsequently built an "energy bridge" to supply power to Crimea via cables running under the Black Sea.
It was not clear from Siemens' statement whether the gas turbines could be operated without the company's support, nor how the equipment had been modified.
Siemens declined to provide further details.

KT has offered to sell its 40 percent stake in Mongolia Telecom Company to the government of Mongolia for USD 2.5 million, Montsame News Agency reported. At a cabinet meeting earlier this week, the transaction was approved.

The transaction will take the Mongolian government’s stake in the operator up to 94.67 percent. The remainder is owned by local and foreign national investors.

Mongolia Telecom Company has a roughly 25 percent share of Mongolia’s landline market and an 11.3 percent share of the broadband market. KT first invested in the company in 1995 for USD 4.5 million, more than the agreed upon sale price. – Telecom Asia

The programme is the first time the province has sent a team of archaeologists abroad.

Archaeologists from both countries will cooperate on surveys, mapping, excavation and research of a Xiongnu cemetery in Arhangai Province. The site has more than 400-known tombs.

Previous digs over the past 10 years have unearthed a chariot believed to have been given to the Xiongnu by China during the Han Dynasty (202 BC - 220 AD), as well as some ironware and pottery typical of the Han style.

'The Xiongnu had close political and economic connection with the Han Dynasty,' said Zhou Ligang," head of the Henan archaeological team.

The Xiongnu were an alliance of nomadic tribes who are also known as the Huns. Emerging around the end of the third century B.C., they were to have a huge impact on Chinese and world history. During the Han Dynasty, the Xiongnu and China clashed several times.

Zhou said that previously excavated relics needed to be classified and restored, and the other tomb groups needed further observation and analysis.

'We will use the most advanced equipment and technology, such as low-altitude photogrammetry, to create a 3D model of the cemetery, which will help the Mongolian archaeologists digitalize their research findings,' Zhou said.

The project will be livestreamed on 'Sina Weibo' and will be included in international exhibitions. The Mongolian side will also visit Henan to conduct field surveys and undertake aerial photogrammetry training.

Since the day of the Board’s approval, initial funding has been allocated to Mongolia. Total funding for the three-year EFF program is USD 434.3 million. The initial funding of USD 38.6 million was transferred to the foreign exchange reserve of the central bank of Mongolia, in addition to financing from World Bank and the Asian Development Bank. Loan agreements with bilateral partners such as Japan and South Korea are on final stage.

It has been agreed that a monitoring team will visit Mongolia at least once in every three months to look through the mobilization of EFF program. IMF wanted to clarify that it will allocate partial funding on each of the three phases of implementation after careful consideration for the level of EFF program realization.

It has been about two months since commencement of EFF program, for preparation of which, the Parliament has approved the amendments to 2017 State Budget. In its frames, a decision was made by authorities to grant children’s benefits to only 60 percent of children of Mongolia taking into consideration the guardians’ annual incomes. However, right before the second round of the presidential election, the government resolved to grant children’s benefits to all children. Some experts reminded the government is breaching the agreement it has with IMF. Whether it was a violation to the IMF-Mongolia agreement or not is likely to be resolved during the monitoring team’s stay in Mongolia.

During the three-year period of EFF implementation, every budget administrator are tasked to monitor budget revenue and expenditure. It is expected to help reducing budget deficit. It has also been agreed to set up a Budget Council to evaluate the current grounds of taxation in Mongolia. In order to ensure financial stability, the Bank of Mongolia (central bank) is being audited. 
B.Amarsaikhan