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This year the volume of repair work of IDGC of Centre – Lipetskenergo division will make 159 million rubles, which is comparable with the volume in 2015.
To increase system reliability of the distribution grid infrastructure in 2016 the power company will repair overhead lines (Conductors) of low, medium and high voltage, a total of more than 968 km of 0.4-110 kV power lines. It will also replace more than 8 thousand insulators on overhead lines.
The largest facilities of overhaul of the branch will be the overhead lines: the 110 kV Conductor "Dobroye left" in Dobrovsky district, the 110 kV Conductor "Izmalkovo" in Izmalkovsky district, the 35 kV Conductor "Borino left" in Lipetsky district, the 35 kV Conductor "Christmas" in Lebedyansky district and the 35 kV Conductor "Svishni" in Dolgorukovsky district, which feed consumers of district centres.
In addition, experts of the branch will make a major overhaul of 6 35-110 kV substations: the 110 kV Substation "Dolgorukovo", the 35 kV Substation "Bereznyagovka", "Novonikolaevka", "Lebedyanka", "Khruschevo", "Golovinschino", as well as 110 transformer substations of 6-10/0.4 kV.
Among the important facilities of the repair campaign there is also repair of a transformer at the 110 kV Substation "Klevnoye" that feeds the largest part of Khlevensky district.
To reduce the risk of technological failures caused by falling trees on power lines, the power company will clear from overgrown bushes and trees about 462 hectares of ROWs along lines of 0.4 - 110 kV.
Planned by "Lipetskenergo" repairs are designed to improve the performance characteristics of distribution power equipment, and increase the reliability of power supply to consumers.
"Preservation of the funding of the repair program of the branch in conjunction with the work to modernize the energy facilities will allow maintaining the stable operation of the energy complex in 2016 as well," stressed First Deputy Director - Chief Engineer of "Lipetskenergo" Vladimir Tikhonov.