Almost 96% of the main equipment of the technological unit has already been replaced with Russian equipment; the company is striving to reach the figure of 97%, said Transneft Vice President Andrei Badalov. He also suggested that the government should allow the companies together with the Ministry of Energy to determine the real priorities for investments on the basis of continuity and safety of the companies' operations. A similar initiative was put forward by Rosseti's Chief Engineer Andrey Mayorov.