OREANDA-NEWS. The productive supply in JSC “IDGC of the Center” for 9 months of 2007 amounted to 44,832 bln kWh, and exceeded by 792,244 mln kWh according to the same period of the previous year. The productive supply for 9 months achieved 40,891 bln kWh and exceeded the previous year by 1,201 bln kWh.

The total losses in JSC “IDGC of the Center” amounted to 3,941 bln kWh, i.e. 8,79% out of total volume of the productive supply. This is reduced by 399,701 mln kWh, i.e. 1,07% according to the indices of 2006.

Power losses optimization in JSC “IDGC of the Center” was adopted as a priority direction in cost management at power supply. The company approved “The Order of Formation Programs Aimed to Reduce Power Losses in DGC Grids”. The planned effect from implementation of activities aimed to reduce losses in 2007 in JSC “IDGC of the Center” will amount to 397,9 mln kWh, including 81,1 mln kWh due to organizational activities, 53,1 - mln kWh - technical activities, and 263,7 mln kWh - activities, aimed to advance commercial and technical metering.

The loss reduction in grids is influenced by failures elimination in the commercial metering system, the installation of metering devices, replacement of wires at overloaded lines for a bigger diameter, replacement of overloaded transformers, replacement of wires. Last year the total effect amounted to 380,19 mln kWh due to such activities.