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Specialists of IDGC of Centre - Kurskenergo division continue to work on the reconstruction of one of the oldest power facilities of the Kursk region - the 110/35/6 kV Substation "Rudnaya". The power facility was put into operation in 1959, now is among the ten largest in the region and is the key to supply power to the second largest city of the Kursk region, Zheleznogorsk, with a population of about 100 thousand people, providing power to a number of large enterprises and institutions. Among them there are a dairy and a bakery, a concrete plant, the administration building of the city of Zheleznogorsk, Zheleznogorsk district and the executive office of Mikhailovsky GOK, and socially important facilities.
The reconstruction of the substation "Rudnaya" began in 2014. In the first stage equipment of 35 kV outdoor switchgear and 6 kV outdoor switchgear and control gear was replaced there, as well as relay protection and automation equipment. Currently, the facility still has the reconstruction of 110 kV outdoor switchgear and taps of 110 kV overhead lines. The work is being performed in the conditions of the operating equipment, so all fed from the substation consumers receive electricity continuously and in full compliance with all quality parameters.
The power company plans in September to complete commissioning activities and put under operating voltage of a larger part of equipment of "Rudnaya", and fully complete the modernization of the power facility - at the end of this year. Commissioning of the upgraded substation will allow to minimize technological disruptions in the Kursk power system, improve the reliability and quality of electricity supply to consumers of the city of miners. And "Rudnaya" as a result will be one of the most high-tech supply centres in the region.
