Wiring

The Ministry of Construction abolished the ban on laying wiring with aluminum wires in 2003. This was reported by Izvestia.

The corresponding change was made to the set of "Electrical installations of residential and public buildings. Rules for design and installation" September 21. By force, it will enter six months after this date - March 20, 2019.

The change in standards was lobbied by Oleg Deripaska, the only aluminum manufacturer in Russia. The issue has been discussed in the government for two years - since 2016.

In the Ministry of Energy, Izvestia noted: "In world practice, wires from specialized aluminum alloys are widely used in electrical installations of buildings and structures."

In fact, in developed countries, wiring is laid by more expensive and reliable copper wires. Aluminum wires were used in the late USSR since the Khrushchev era. After the collapse of the union, they began to abandon them, in particular due to high fire hazard. Since 2003, the rules have been prescribed to use only copper wires.