EAST GERMAN ELECTRIC POWER PROGRAM FOR 1956

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP80-00810A006900420006-7
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 10
• Document Creation Date: December 21, 2016
• Document Release Date: October 23, 2008
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: June 9, 1955
• Content Type: REPORT

CLASSIFICATION S CRET~
CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY REPORT
Approved For Release 2008/10/23: CIA-RDP80-0081 OA006900420006-7
INFORMATION REPORT CD NO.
COUNTRY East Germany
SUBJECT East German Electric Power Program for 1956
PLACE
ACQUIRED
DATE OF
INFO.
THIS DOCUMENT CONTAINS INFORMATION AFFECTING THE NATIONAL DEFENSE
OF THE UNITED STATES. WITHIN THE MEANING OF TITLE IB. SECTIONS 793
AND 794. OF THE U. S. CODE. AS AMENDED. ITS TRANSMISSION OR REVEL.
ATION OF ITS CONTENTS TO OR RECEIPT BY AN UNAUTHORIZED PERSON
IS PROHIBITED BY LAW THE REPRODUCTION OF THIS FORM IS PROHIBITED.
DATE DISTR. 9 June 1955
NO. OF PAGES 5
NO. OF ENCLS.
(LISTED BELOW)
REPORT
1. The development prospects for electrical power in 1956 are not yet in final 25X1
form. preparatory work to date, taking; financial possibilities into account,
has resulted in a tentative pro_;ram for increasing installed capacity which cnuld
b: designated as the absolute minimum. This progra n calls for an increase of
2,725.31 egaaatts in electrical capacity.
tuildin. of a large Pumpspei.cherwerk .-walienhoehe, also as a peak-
load power station with
specially important in this draft Alan are:
co struction of the Hochdruckkraftwerk Trattendorf u it', 300 yin'
construction of the Ilochdru kkraftwerk Perzdorf with 1i50
construction of a power ;;lash in Kokskorabinat "Sch.iarze Pu pet" AM 271r t;
recopstr. uction of Pu mpspeicherwerk _`!iederwartha as a peak-lord
power station with 8(.(3 ;1v
3. i "ocularly significant-, .. ,d important for the expansion of the power. network
in the anticipated buildint of a high-volta e closed circuit { linCloituns) through-
out all act } r ny ~' is Z~e'rail r~i $ 0v~l tatr;d tago.
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