Opening of a Representative Office of the Izolyator Group in Uzbekistan

On 2 December 2021, a Representative Office of the Izolyator Group was opened in Tashkent, Uzbekistan.

The Representative Office was opened by the management of Izolyator Group:

• Alexander Slavinsky, CEO of Zavod Izolyator LLC,
• Ivan Panfilov, Commercial Director — 1st Deputy CEO of Izolyator Company,
• Maxim Osipov, Neighboring Countries Sales Director of Izolyator Company,
• Artur Nazarov, Director of the Representative Office of the Izolyator Group in Uzbekistan.

Symbolic opening of the Representative Office of the Izolyator Group in Tashkent, L-R: Maxim Osipov, Ivan Panfilov, Alexander Slavinsky and Artur Nazarov

The biggest contribution to the creation of the Representative Office was made by Maxim Osipov and Artur Nazarov, who took over the bulk of the organizational and technical work, as well as Elena Zubakova, Director of Legal Affairs of Izolyator Company, who provided legal support for the project and provided accreditation the Representative Office in Uzbekistan.

The Hyatt Regency Tashkent hosted an official opening ceremony, to which the following Russian and Uzbek government agencies, energy and industrial companies were invited:

Embassy of Russia in Uzbekistan;

Trade Representative Office of Russia in Uzbekistan;

National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan, a state-owned electricity grid company (main power grids);

Regional Electric Grids, a state-owned electricity distribution company;

Thermal Power Plants, a state-owned generating company;

O’zelektroapparat — Electroshield Group of companies, a manufacturer of electrical products;

Uzkabel, a manufacturer of cable and wire products;

UzEngineering, Republican Design Institute under the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan;

Sredazenergosetproekt, design and survey institute;

O'zenergoinjiniring, design organization;

Teploelectroproject, design and survey organization;

Energot'amir, repair and production enterprise;

Uzeltexsanoat Association, a consulting company;

Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Company, a mining enterprise.

The ceremony was opened with a welcome address by Ivan Panfilov, who congratulated the audience on a significant event, which is special for three reasons: this is the first foreign representative office of Izolyator in its entire century-old history, it opens in the year of the 125th anniversary of the enterprise, and it opens here, in Uzbekistan, and, above all, thanks to the Russian-Uzbek strategic partnership and alliance, which was once again confirmed by the presidents of both countries at a meeting in Moscow in November this year.

President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and President of Russia Vladimir Putin at a meeting in the Kremlin in November 2021 (photo: Russian President’s official website)

At the same time, the opening of the Representative Office was the result of extensive analytical work, many years of positive experience of being present in the local electrical market, an optimistic assessment of the potential and prospects for further development of partnerships with Uzbek companies. A new level in the organization of international cooperation begins, which makes it possible to extremely effectively coordinate joint activities and search for new partners.

Ivan Panfilov is opening the grand ceremony

The opening of the Izolyator Group’s Representative Office was preceded by extensive and painstaking organizational and legal work. At the end of his speech, Ivan Panfilov sincerely thanked all those in Uzbekistan and Russia who actively and consistently support international integration processes in the energy and industry, who provided invaluable assistance in new business and whose efforts have resulted in today's event.

Then the Trade Representative of Russia in Uzbekistan Andrei Mokrousov took word, who congratulated the management of the Group on expanding its presence in the Uzbek market, and also noted the readiness of the Trade Representative Office to assist in promoting the Group's products and establishing cooperation with potential Uzbek partners.

Welcoming speech by the Trade Representative of Russia in Uzbekistan Andrei Mokrousov

The trade representative also read out a welcome letter sent to the participants of the event by the Ambassador of Russia to Uzbekistan Oleg Malginov, who concluded his message with the words: “I am sure that today's event will become the starting point for further multi-vector cooperation between Russia and Uzbekistan in the energy sector and will contribute to strengthening our interaction. I wish you fruitful work and all the best (original letter)».

And then came the culmination and in many ways historical moment - Alexander Slavinsky announced the Representative Office of the Izolyator Group in Uzbekistan officially open.

Alexander Slavinsky is officially announcing the opening of a Representative Office in Uzbekistan

The Representative Office of the Izolyator Group in Uzbekistan is open!

Representative Office of the Izolyator Group in Uzbekistan:

• Director: Artur Nazarov
• phone: (+998 93) 550 23 93
• e-mail: nazarovao@mosizolyator.ru
• address: Tashkent, Mirabad district, st. Nukuskaya, 71, Sigma Business Center.

Business center in Tashkent, where the Representative Office of the Izolyator Group is located

Following the opening ceremony, the International Conference ‘High-voltage equipment — 125 years of creation’ began its work, which became the first event of the Representative Office and the start of its activities.

In accordance with the conference program, Alexander Slavinsky made a report specially prepared for the event on the repositioning of the Izolyator brand as a result of production diversification and expansion of its presence in the global electrical market.

A brief excursion into the centuries-old history of the Izolyator brand

The renewed brand is positioned as an international multi-product industrial group of companies with a wide range of capabilities, including the production of electrical products, scientific, technical and educational activities, as well as full support of engineering projects.

Alexander Slavinsky presented the current organizational structure of the Izolyator Group and the tasks solved by each of its structural divisions.

In addition, the report covered the Group's product range, target sales markets in Russia, experience and key achievements of international cooperation, participation in the work of the world's leading scientific and technical organizations and other activities of the Izolyator Group.

Alexander Slavinsky is presenting the repositioned Izolyator brand

Special attention was paid to the creation and launch of the Massa Izolyator Mehru Pvt. Ltd. a Russian-Indian Joint Venture, as a successfully implemented project on the territory of another country.

Another important focus of the report was the educational aspect, as the most important factor in a systematic approach to strategic planning for the development of such science-intensive industries as modern electrical engineering and energy.

Dr. Alexander Slavinsky heads the Department of Physics and Technologies of Electrical Materials and Components of the Institute of Electrical Engineering and Electrification of the National Research University ‘Moscow Power Engineering Institute’ — one of the largest technical universities in Russia. He spoke about the activities of the department and invited everyone to cooperate in training highly qualified personnel for the developing electric power complex of Uzbekistan.

The relevance of this initiative is confirmed by the Agreement between the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation and the Ministry of Public Education of the Republic of Uzbekistan on cooperation in the field of education — one of the documents signed on the sidelines of the Moscow meeting of the presidents of Russia and Uzbekistan.

Participants of the International conference ‘High-voltage equipment — 125 years of creation’, organized by the Izolyator Group with the support of Uzbek and Russian partners

Summing up the results of the conference, Alexander Slavinsky stressed that the opening of a representative office in Uzbekistan is very important. The Central Asian region has an impressive potential for economic development and, in particular, large-scale programs for the modernization of the energy sector are planned and implemented here. It opens up broad prospects for international cooperation and creates the most favorable preconditions for effective interaction of the Representative Office with partners both in Uzbekistan itself and in the other countries of the Central Asia.

The discussion of the significant event also continued on the sidelines of the conference.

Khamidulla Abdullaev, Assistant to the Chairman of the Board of the National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan

Employees of the National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan: Deputy Head of the Investment Department Feruza Atakhanova and Technical Specialist for Transformer Operation Feruz Karimov (in the background)

Deputy General Director of the O’zelektroapparat — Electroshield Group of companies Nurrillo Khojiniyazov

Chief Designer of the Chirchik Transformer Plant Enver Vililyaev

Head of the Foreign Economic Activity Department of the Chirchik Transformer Plant Elmira Shafikova

In the foreground, L-R: General Director of Sredazenergosetproekt Dmitry Kulbatsky, Alexander Slavinsky and Artur Nazarov

Third Secretary of Embassy of Russia in Uzbekistan Victoriya Loshchinina and Maxim Osipov

The complete list of invitees to the opening of the Izolyator Group’s Representative Office in Uzbekistan:

● Embassy of Russia in Uzbekistan: Third Secretary Victoriya Loshchinina.

● Trade Representative Office of Russia in Uzbekistan: Trade Representative Andrei Mokrousov.

● National Electric Grid of Uzbekistan: Khamidulla Abdullaev, Assistant to the Chairman of the Board, Feruza Atakhanova, Deputy Head of the Investment Department, Feruz Karimov, Technical Specialist for the operation of transformers, Shamsidin Kulibayev, Technical Specialist.

● Regional Electric Grids: Farukh Pulatov, Director of Energo-RES.

● Thermal Power Plants: Alisher Dzhuraev, Head of the Department for Foreign Economic Relations and Investment.

● O’zelektroapparat — Electroshield Group: Nurrillo Khojiniyazov, Deputy General Director of the O’zelektroapparat — Electroshield plant, Philip Pilipenko, Technical Director of the Chirchik Transformer Plant, Enver Vililyaev, Chief Designer of the Chirchik Transformer Plant, Gani Khodzhaev, Chief Engineer of the O’zelektroapparat — Electroshield plant, Vladimir Saratov, Chief Process Engineer of the Chirchik Transformer Plant, Elmira Shafikova, Head of the Foreign Economic Activity Department of the Chirchik Transformer Plant.

● Uzkabel: Mirmukhtar Mirkhaidarov, Production Director, Jahangir Pulatov, Deputy Chief Power Engineer.

● UzEngineering: Yevgeny Arutyunov, Chief Engineer of Electric Power Projects.

● Sredazenergosetproekt: Dmitry Kulbatsky, General Director, Nikolay Martynov, Chief Engineer, Alla Parmuzina, Chief Project Engineer, Lidiya Andreeva, Chief Project Engineer.

● O'zenergoinjiniring: Ulugbek Rasulov, Technical Director, Shatyllo Nigmataliev, Chief Project Engineer.

● Teploelectroproject: Khasan Alimov, Technical Director, Doniyar Ganiev, Chief Specialist.

● Energot'amir: Shopulat Askarov, Production Director, Rustam Izmailov, Chief Specialist for the repair of power transformers, Ulugbek Usmanov, Chief Specialist for the repair of high-voltage equipment.

● Uzeltexsanoat Association: Zafar Kamolov, Head of Investment Department, Ulugbek Nematov, Chief Specialist.

● Navoi Mining and Metallurgical Company: Andrey Degterev, Engineer of the central production laboratory.

The Izolyator plant's cooperation with the power engineers of Uzbekistan has a long history, dating back to the formation of the republic's electric power complex and the implementation of the plan of the State Commission on Electrification of Russia (GOELRO). The plant, along with other industrial enterprises, took an active part in equipping the intensively building generating and power grid capacities of the emerging industry with equipment.

Burjar hydroelectric power station, built in the 1930s, is one of the oldest in Uzbekistan (photo: Evgeny Sklyarevsky, almanac ‘Letters about Tashkent’)

This cooperation with the leading Uzbek enterprises of the electric power sector and heavy industry has never been interrupted; it continues actively today. Over the past five years alone, about 500 Izolyator bushings have been supplied to the republic in the voltages from 126 to 252 kV. At the same time, various forms of interaction are practiced: both meetings at the management level and regular seminars for specialists in the operation of power equipment, and mutual visits in order to get acquainted with production technology.

Ruzikul Rayimov, First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board for Operation of Electric Grids of Regional Electric Grids (second from left in the foreground) on a tour of Izolyator high-voltage bushings production

The management of the Uzbek electrical industry company 'O’zelektroapparat — Electroshield' at the negotiations in the Izolyator Industrial Complex, C — Vladimir Royuk, General Director of the O’zelektroapparat — Electroshield company

Alexander Slavinsky and Maxim Osipov at the Chirchik Transformer Plant

Joint activities with Uzbek colleagues in the scientific and technical line are carried out on an ongoing basis within the framework of the events of the International Council on Large Electric Systems (CIGRE) and the Council of Diagnosticians of Power Electrical Equipment at the UralEnergoEngineering Center.

Professor of the Academy of Sciences of the Republic of Uzbekistan Akhmatilla Kudratillaev is making a presentation at the 25th scientific and practical conference organized by the Council of Diagnosticians of Power Electrical Equipment at the UralEnergoEngineering Center jointly with Izolyator

Today, Russia and Uzbekistan, being strategic partners, continue to increase the pace of implementation of joint projects.

There is a Joint Commission at the level of the heads of government of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan. Regular meetings of the Intergovernmental Commission on Economic Cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Republic of Uzbekistan are held.

In November of this year, the II Forum of interregional cooperation between the Russia and Uzbekistan with the participation of heads of state was held in Moscow.

On the sidelines of the event, the heads of the administrations of the regions of Russia and Uzbekistan held a number of bilateral meetings and negotiations, during which agreements were reached on the implementation of specific projects and initiatives. Energy has become one of the industries for which such agreements have been reached.

II Forum of interregional cooperation between the Russia and Uzbekistan, Moscow, November 2021 (photo: Ministry of Economic Development of the Russian Federation)

Izolyator Group welcomes the process of rapprochement between the two countries and, together with time-tested, reliable Uzbek partners, is an active participant in it.