Meeting of the Chairpersons of the National Committees of Russia and India at 47 CIGRE Session

On 27 August 2018, Izolyator took part in the working meeting of the chairpersons of the National CIGRE committees of Russia and India, heads of the largest power grid companies of the two countries — FGC UES and Power Grid Corporation of India Limited at the 47th CIGRE session.

The Public Listed Company Federal Grid Company of the Unified Energy System (FGC UES PJSC) is one of the largest in the world grid operators, responsible for operation and development of the unified national (all-Russian) power grid. FGC UES PJSC operates in 77 regions of Russia, making a contribution to the achievement of strategic objectives of the social and economic development of Russian Federation and also ensuring power supply to 11 foreign countries. There are over 143 thnd km high-voltage backbone power lines and 944 substations of various voltages under FGC UES’s control. The company is entered in the list of strategic organizations of Russia.

Power Grid Corporation of India Limited (PowerGrid) is an India-based state company, engaged in construction, operation and maintenance of the bulk power lines network.The Company owns and operates transmission network of about 108,128 Ckm of Extra High Voltage (EHV) transmission lines, 185 EHV AC & High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) Substations and 206 953 MVA transformer capacity.

The Russian side was led by Chairman of Russian National CIGRE Committee, Chairman of the Board of FGC UES PJSC Andrey Murov and the Indian — by Chairman of the Indian National Committee of CIGRE, Chairman of Power Grid Corporation of India Limited I. S. Jha.

Izolyator was represented by:
Chairman of the Board of Directors, Russia’s representative at study committee D1 CIGRE Alexander Slavinsky,
Commercial Director, 1 deputy CEO Ivan Panfilov,
Deputy Quality Director, SC D1 RNC CIGRE Coordinator Vladimir Ustinov.

Working meeting of the Chairpersons of the National CIGRE Committees of Russia and India at the 47th CIGRE Session (photo: FGC UES)

At the meeting, the leaders of the national committee discussed development of integrative ties between the national electric systems of Russia and India within CIGRE organization as well as priorities of innovative development in construction and modernization of power complexes of the two countries.

Head of the Indian National Committee of CIGRE, Chairman of PowerGrid I. S. Jha at the meeting with Russian colleagues at the 47th CIGRE session (photo: FGC UES)

Over the past several years, a number of meetings were organized between FGC UES and PowerGrid as well as industrial companies – manufacturers of original HV equipment in India and Russia. Also, with support from FGC UES, an open workshop, dedicated to power industry topics, was organized in India.

One of the most important results of the meetings and conferences is consideration of experience of the leading Russian power equipment OEMs for the purposes of India’s power complex modernization. This was possible thanks to the longstanding successful relations with the Federal Grid Company of Russia, which has the biggest in the world outstretch of power lines and, consequently, the largest park of high-voltage equipment, operating in different climate conditions.

Coordination with CIGRE opens for power grid companies of Russia and India new opportunities of cooperation in power industry and production of electrical equipment, promoting development of scientific exchange between specialists of the two countries.