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IDGC of Centre - Tambovenergo division summed up the results of the implementation of the repair program for seven months of 2018. All the events scheduled from January to July were fully implemented.
84 transformer substations of 6-10 kV, 129 transformers of 10/0.4 kV and about 354 kilometres of overhead lines of 0.4-110 kV were repaired. 319 hectares of ROWs along overhead lines were cleared from tree and shrub vegetation.
In total, in 2018, Tambovenergo plans to repair 701.2 kilometres of overhead lines and 129 transformer substations, clear more than 479 hectares of ROWs along overhead lines, and repair substation equipment of 35-110 kV. Most of the work will be completed before 1 October.
"The implementation of the repair program will ensure the reliability of power supply to consumers in the Tambov region, improve the quality of electricity transmission, as well as prepare the electricity grid of the region for the autumn-winter period of 2018-2019," stressed Acting Deputy General Director of IDGC of Centre - Tambovenergo division director Nikolay Bogomolov.
The issues of increasing the reliability of power supply to consumers in the Tambov branch of IDGC of Centre, as in all regions of the country, are given top priority, following international practice. The International Forum "Russian Energy Week" (REW), which will be held in Moscow from 3 October to 6 October 2018, will be devoted to the discussion of the current world energy agenda, the definition of the main directions for development of the fuel and energy sectors, and the search for optimal solutions in response to existing challenges. The total number of participants in the REW-2017 exceeded 10,000 people. The number of foreign countries participating in the Moscow site of the REW-2017 was 94.
