my name is sergey makhnach, i work as the head of the centralized repair workshop of the lukomolskayaf ru vitebsk energo, i and the staff of my workshop are engaged in repairing and maintaining in working order all the equipment of lukomalskaya gres, so that our station constantly and uninterruptedly supplies electrical energy for the whole country. lukumalskaya gress is the largest thermal power station in the republic of belarus; its construction began in 1964, before which several places were selected. but ours was chosen on the shores of the natural lake lukumalskoye, and construction began in february 1964. the first power unit was put into operation in december 1969, that is, 5 years later. after the war, the industry of the soviet union developed very actively and, accordingly, there was not enough electrical power specifically for the construction of production products. accordingly, build everywhere everywhere. electrical stations, the republic of belarus was one of the main ones where heavy engineering would be formed, which required large expenditures of electrical energy,