https://www.google.com/books/edition/Electric_Power_Transmission_and_Distribu/KpY1hpKKwdQC?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=high%20voltage%20power%20transmission page 436: "The possibility for a reduction in current for an increase in voltage has an important economic aspect of power transmission. In the case of a transmission system the load, which the conductors can carry, will depend on the heating effects of the current. Hence, of the current can be reduced by using a high voltage, the resistance can be increased without incurring additional losses and causing a greater temperature rise. Therefore, we can use smaller conductors, thus, saving cost. Alternatively, with the same conductor the losses and voltage drops are reduced and the efficiency of transmission is increased."
The corresponding page on Russian Wikipedia cites the June 15, 2015 changes (in Russian) to Russian federal program "Socio-economic development of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol until 2020 [Социально-экономическое развитие Республики Крыми г. Севастополя до 2020 года]".
The corresponding page on Russian Wikipedia cites the June 15, 2015 changes (in Russian) to Russian federal program "Socio-economic development of the Republic of Crimea and the city of Sevastopol until 2020 [Социально-экономическое развитие Республики Крыми г. Севастополя до 2020 года]".
