General Electric suspended operations in Russia

09.03.2022       

The American engineering company has suspended its activities in Russia. General Electric will make an exception to "provide essential medical equipment and support existing energy services in the region."

In 1922, GE Chief Engineer Charles Steinmetz came up with a proposal for cooperation, who, in correspondence with Vladimir Lenin, outlined possible options for cooperation, including projects to create energy infrastructure in THE USSR. Subsequently, in the 20s. GE took part in the implementation of the GOELRO plan, in the early 30s. supplied the first electric locomotives for the railways of the USSR, as well as other necessary industrial equipment as part of the electrification of the country.
Today, GE, in partnership with the largest companies in the region, is involved in solving key infrastructure problems in the energy, aircraft manufacturing and healthcare sectors. GE's cutting-edge technologies are used in major national projects such as power infrastructure upgrades including Kaliningrad and Tatarstan, shipbuilding in the Far East, upgrades to Georgia's hydroelectric power plants, and the supply of high-tech diagnostic equipment to thousands of clinics in Russia/CIS. By localizing advanced technologies and world-class expertise at our own and partner production sites in Kaluga, the Moscow Region, Rybinsk and the Far East,