International Forum 'Power Grids' 2018

On 4–7 December 2018, Izolyator took part in the International Forum 'Power Grids 2018' in Moscow.

International Forum 'Power Grids' (PGIF) is a key event in power industry, called to demonstrate the newest equipment and technologies, share ideas and innovations with a view to implement them in the power complex of Russia and formulate a uniform technical policy. The key objective of the Forum is to join efforts of the leading industry professionals to create a digital electric power grid infrastructure. Rosseti took a decision to have another annual PGIF within the Electric Networks of Russia Exhibition so that a major task of transformation of the key sectors of economy, including power infrastructure, was achieved by implementing digital technologies and platform-based solutions.

The Forum went with support from Rosseti Group.

General Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors of Rosseti Group Pavel Livinsky is clarifying about the goals and objectives of the International Forum 'Power Grids 2018'

Russian and international industry leaders met at the venue to discuss prospects and global trends in development of the modern 'smart energy', stages, needed to implement an intellectual grid infrastructure and all relevant amendments in the legislative field.

More than 100 speakers from 20 countries of the world took part in the business program of the Forum. Over 15000 people visited the International Forum 'Power Grids' 2018. More than 400 Russian and foreign companies exhibited at the Forum’s exposition, demonstrating their newest designs and advanced technologies, with the best ones to be later implemented in the power complex.

Chairman of the Board of Directors Alexander Slavinsky and line managers of the Sales division of the company represented Izolyator at the Forum.

Opening of the International Forum 'Power Grids 2018'

Minister of Energy of Russian Federation Alexander Novak opened the International Forum 'Power Grids'. In his speech, he defined the event as one of the key industry-related venues that promotes dialogue of manufacturers, equipment designers and power grid companies. The Minister also noted that there are new objectives in the present day agenda: 'The power complex of Russia must be able to quickly adapt to modern technological trends, evolving with creation of intellectual digital systems, implementation of artificial intelligence technologies, accumulating and transmitting energy at long distances, managing large databases'.

Minister of Energy of Russian Federation Alexander Novak is opening the International Forum 'Power Grids 2018'

At the Forum, Alexander Slavinsky took part in the work of the panel discussion 'Digital substation: solutions, experience, prospects of development'. Deputy General Director, Chief Engineer at Rosseti Group Andrey Mayorov moderated the session.

Deputy General Director, Chief Engineer at Rosseti Group Andrey Mayorov (holding microphone) and Alexander Slavinsky in the presidium of the panel session session 'Digital substation: solutions, experience, prospects of development'

The participants of the discussion agreed that the digital transformation of the power industry bring in new opportunities for the power complex and domestic power products manufacturers that can be seized and used.

Alexander Slavinsky also took part in the sitting of the editorial board and editorial team of Electric power. Transmission and Distribution Magazine. The meeting went in the round-table format 'In simple words about complex things: prospective technologies of knowledge sharing about power networks digitalization trends'.

The round-table format 'In simple words about complex things: prospective technologies of knowledge sharing about power networks digitalization trends'

Leading experts of the power complex of Russia took part in discussions of topical issues, relevant to development of the professional information environment for professionals of the power complex during the transition to digital technological platform.

At the Forum, Alexander Slavinsky and managers of sales division of Izolyator had several meetings with representatives of the world’s leading energy companies and electrical equipment OEMs.

Alexander Slavinsky and Deputy General Director on Capital Construction at Rosseti Group Sergey Sergeev

General Director IDGC Center Igor Makovsky and Alexander Slavinsky

Alexander Slavinsky and General Director IDGC Siberia Vitaly Ivanov

General Director of IDGC North West Artem Pidnik and Alexander Slavinsky

L-R: Deputy Chief Engineer Maintenance of Lenenergo Andrey Mamontov, General Director Technical Inspection of the Unified Energy System Pavel Golubev and Alexander Slavinsky

General Director R&D Center FGC UES Igor Kosolapov and Alexander Slavinsky

Director of Partner Relations at Izolyator Oleg Bakulin and 1st Deputy General Director Chief Engineer IDGC Ural Vladimir Bolotin

Alexander Slavinsky and Deputy General Director Technical Policy, Chief Engineer of IDGC South Pavel Goncharov

L-R: Alexander Slavinsky, Director of Procurement, Head of Supply Chain at IDGC Siberia Valery Dubrovsky and Oleg Bakulin

Director of the subsidiary on procurement Tajienergosnab of the Barki Tochik Holding Company Sodikjon Boboev and Alexander Slavinsky

Meeting with business partners - representatives of the Chinese Bushing HV Electric Co., Ltd.

Alexander Slavinsky and Deputy Chief of Innovation Development, Head of Technology Application at FGC UES Kirill Lunin

World Power Industry Chair at Moscow State Institute of International Relations, Member of the Managing Body of the Union of Machine Building Engineers of Russia Nikolay Shvets and Alexander Slavinsky

L-R: Group leader, Purchasing at Izolyator Yury Kukhtin, Area Sales Manager of Reinhausen Power Composites GmbH Kinga Kastenberger and Deputy Commercial Director at Izolyator Dmitry Abbakumov

The Power Grids 2018 Forum became a key event for the power industry this year.