OREANDA-NEWS  On 10 November was announced, that Deputy General Director for Technical Policy, IDGC of Centre, JSC, Sergei Schumacher handed over to the management staff of Lipetskenergo, an IDGC of Centre, JSC subsidiary, the Certificate of Preparation for passage of the autumn and winter period (AWP) of 2008-2009. Thus, all eleven power supply systems of the company have well and in time prepared for approach of cold.

Each spring power workers start preparation for passage of the AWP and perform during the whole year necessary actions on provision of work in winter. Thus, in September a committee was established that included representative of IDGC of Centre, JSC; Regional Dispatch Administration of the Lipetsk Region Power System, a subsidiary of UES System Operator, JSC; Administration of Rostekhnadzor in the Lipetsk Region and the Central Administration of the Civil Defence and Emergency Ministry in the Lipetsk Region. The committtee supervised production divisions of the subsidiary.

To check up preparation of the equipment and the personnel to the AWP in Lipetskenergo, Deputy General Director for Technical Policy of IDGC of Centre, JSC  Sergei  Schumacher arrived in the subsidiary. Signing the preparation certificate, Sergei  Anatolievich said, "Even if the forthcoming winter is warm, we should be prepared for severe weather conditions. Lipetsk workers did their best for maintenance of reliable power supply; however, the only in winter we will be able to give the final evaluation of the done work."

The certificate of preparation confirms performance by the enterprise of necessary actions for maintenance of reliable functioning of energy equipment under the conditions of low temperatures. 

Under the main production programme Lipetskenergo, a subsidiary of IDGC of Centre, JSC, repaired  288 km of 35/110 kV electricity transmission lines, 40 substations with voltage of 35/110 kV, over 1,200 km distribution grid with voltage of 0.4/10 kV. During preparation for winter period the workers paid special attention to clearing of lines, because reliability of consumers' power supply depends on it. This year 210ha of clearings at 10-110 kV overhead lines were cleared from greenery. Under the programme of technical re-equipment, the plan was completed within ten months.

"Reception of the Certificate of Preparation is a result of summer repair campaign," said Deputy Director for Technical Issues - Chief Engineer of Lipetskenergo Alexander Kornilov. "Lipetskenergo, an IDGC of Centre, JSC subsidiary, spent over RUR 106m for repair work. Equipment of repair teams with necessary equipment and special machinery, correct organisation of labour protection and fire safety are significant indicators of preparation of Lipetskenergo for the season of low temperature."

"Check of subsidiaries shows the level of preparation of IDGC of Centre for the AWP. Regulation relations between ministries, supervisory organisations and IDGC Holding have changed under this check. Under the production programme of each subsidiary a programme of reliability increase was defined." said Director for Exploitation and Repair of IDGC of Centre, JSC Dmitry Pankov. 

Presentation of the Certificate to "Interregional Distribution Grid Company of Centre" is planned in November, 2008.