All applications must be received by June 30, 2021. You can be registered as well as checking out the rules and description of stages on the official website of the project (www.gridology.ru). The results will be announced in December at the International forum “Electrical Networks-2021”.

This year, Rosseti announced 50 competition topics in the following directions: innovative equipment, materials, technologies and technological systems; high-tech solutions of high readiness for reconstruction and construction; development of services and new services for consumers; digital management technologies of the integrated power grid.

"We offer innovations to take part in solving the actual problems confronting Rosseti. The Company is open to proposals, ready to quickly start working on pilot projects. However, even the brightest idea has to undergo a comprehensive assessment and careful analysis. Such an approach underlies the competition and is used jointly with the management tools by the experts of “Rosseti” and “Skolkovo”. That’s why this approach shows a good efficiency”, the First Deputy CEO - Chief Engineer Andrey Mayorov said.

“We have been realizing the “Breakthrough Energy” programme for nine years with our key partners Rosseti. The competition is an effective venue to advance high-tech products in Russian power engineering. That's not a small thing, as this industry makes demands of both technological and economic maturity of innovations. More importantly, the “Breakthrough Energy” programme served as the platform for launching and improving dozens of startups, many hundreds of entrepreneurs and engineers”, the Senior Vice-President for Innovations of Skolkovo Foundation Kirill Kaem approved.

Here are some facts about “Breakthrough Energy”: there are 2,300+ innovation projects. The revenue of startups from the ecosystem of Breakthrough Energy was valued at 1 billion rubles. There are 40+ mentors of Rosseti and 200+ experts.