OREANDA-NEWS. May 17, 2010. Conference “The Distribution grid complex of RF: the state, problems and ways of solution” organized by “Holding IDGC”, JSC will start its work in the territory of “Lenexpo” in the framework of XII International specialized exhibition “The power sector and electrical engineering”.

The participants of the professional dialogue devoted to the issues of the grid complex will be approximately 600 chiefs and specialists representing the grid enterprises of the country and also key home and foreign producers of the equipment for the fuel and energy complex. Not only specialists but also journalists of the key business papers showed the active interest to the problematics which is entered in the agenda.

IDGC of Northwest will be represented at the conference by Director General Alexander Kukhmai, chief engineer Georgy Turlov and the members of the company’s scientific and technical council.

Technical Director of Holding IDGC Pavel Okley will make principle report “The Distribution grid complex of RF: the state, problems, the ways of solution” in the course of the plenary meeting. By his words, “if the program of renewal of fixed assets will be implemented towards 2020, it will result in a decrease of technical losses by 2-3% in total – in average. It’s 10 billion kWh per year upon our volumes of transmission. But the operational expenses for the maintenance of equipment stock will decrease by 18-20%. By the preliminary data, the program is estimated by RUR 2, 85 tln.”

And if these data have already many times treated in mass media and are well known in the business community then Holding IDGC arguably for the first time will set forth at such a high level of the International conference its position and the main requirements to the modern electro technical equipment meant for the usage on the distribution grid complex of RF. The presentation by the issue will be represented. Two reports at the conference are devoted to new technology smart grid. One of them “Intelligent grids” will be made by French colleagues from Electricite Reseau Distribution France (ERDF) - Director General Zhak Orviler and Counsellor of the Chairman of the Board of the company Mark Buallo.

The second report was prepared by the Rusian partners – group of companies “Tavrida Electric” which presents its upmarket product –"SMART – solutions in the renewal program of Holding IDGC".

Reference: Exhibition “The power sector and electrical engineering” which became one of the main branch-wise arrangements of Russia is held in Saint Petersburg since 1993. In 2010 over 400 companies-leaders of the branch-wise market from Russia and 10 foreign countries will be participants of the arrangement. In 2010 the Exchange house of business contacts will function for the first time in the framework of the exhibition for specialists of power and electrical engineering branches.