On 27 October 2017, Kubanenergo PJSC, a subsidiary company of Rosseti, confirmed its readiness to operate during the peak demand in the autumn-winter period 2017-2018. Following the results of the audit of preparation of the regions’ power network for the upcoming heating season, the commission of the RF Ministry of Energy adopted a decision on the company’s readiness for the winter and issued a confirming document – the Certificate of Preparedness.
The commission consisted of representatives of the RF Ministry of Energy, Rostekhnadzor (Federal Environmental, Engineering & Nuclear Supervision Agency), Rosseti, the Ministry of Fuel and Energy and Housing of the Krasnodar region, the regional office of EMERCOM of Russia, the Kuban Regional Dispatch Office.
Boris Stepanov, Deputy Head of the State Energy Supervision Administration of Rostekhnadzor, Chairman of the Commission, and Dinara Arifulova, Chief Specialist-Expert of the Operational Activity and Regional Cooperation Division of the Department for Operational Control and Management in the Electric Power Industry of the RF Ministry of Energy, Deputy Chairman of the Commission also took part in the meeting via videoconference to summarize the results of work.
Vladimir Ukolov, Deputy Director of the Situation and Analytical Centre of Rosseti PJSC presented Igor Shishigin, Deputy Director General – Chief Engineer of Kubanenergo the Certificate of Preparedness to autumn-winter period of 2017-2018.
As part of the inspection of readiness of the Kuban power network to autumn-winter period, the commission members visited several power facilities in the Adygea and Krasnodar branches of Kubanenergo, checked the emergency reserve staffing, and also took part in a training on elimination of damage to the power transmission line in the Labinskiye electric networks. The commission positively assessed the results of the training, noting the willingness of the Kuban power engineers to eliminate possible disruptions that are typical for the southern regions in winter.
According to V. Ukolov, the company’s personnel confirmed their readiness to work this winter by having carried out all the planned measures in strict compliance with the established deadlines. The responsibility area of ??Kubanenergo is a special climatic zone, which means that the power engineers of Kuban have the task of ensuring reliability of energy supply to consumers in any, even the severe difficult, weather conditions.
Shishigin thanked the members of the commission for their serious and professional approach to the assessment of the readiness of the Kuban power network.
| Igor Shishigin said: “I would like to thank the staff of Kubanenergo for their responsible and high-quality work during the preparation for the autumn-winter period. Their professionalism is a guarantee of qualitatively carried out repairs and provision of reliably power supply on a daily basis.” |
Since the beginning of 2017, Kubanenergo specialists have carried out an overhaul of 38 power transformers with a voltage of 35-110 kV, over 480 transformer substations, over 2.8 thousand kilometers of transmission lines, and cleared 940 ha of lines of various voltage classes.
When preparing to this autumn-winter season, the company arranged trainings for the personnel. Operational personnel exercised their skills in melting of ice on wires and lightning protection cables of high-voltage transmission lines. They also attended lectures on labour safety, including briefings on the specifics of work in emergency situations in low-temperature conditions. During the year, the company has conducted staff exercises with ministries and departments, involving employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, law enforcement agencies, dozens of vehicles, and conducting real training at the facilities.
The emergency reserve is 100% complete. Particular attention is paid to preparation of backup power supplies. They will provide power supply for important facilities, including those that are socially significant in the event of abnormal situations.
For emergency response to abnormal situations Kubanenergo has set up emergency mobile teams. They are staffed with modern tools, individual and group protective equipment, overalls and communication devices. These teams have experience in carrying out emergency recovery work outside the operational responsibility of Kubanenergo.
Also all branches of Kubanenergo concluded agreements on interaction to prevent and eliminate the consequences of emergencies with the regional departments of the EMERCOM, local administrations, territorial network and contractors.