As part of a working trip to the Tula region, General Director of Rosseti Centre - the managing organization of Rosseti Centre and Volga Region Igor Makovskiy met with the team of JSC “Tula City Electric Grids” (JSC “TGES”) and introduced the new head of the enterprise, Sergey Kotenev.
The main topics of the working meeting were relevant issues of production activity and further development of the enterprise, which, under the consolidation of electric grid assets, was transferred to the management of Rosseti Centre and Volga Region.
Igor Makovskiy drew the attention of the company’s employees to the fact that the energy company is engaged in the grid consolidation as part of the implementation of the “Development Strategy for the Russian Electric Grid Complex” approved by the Government of the Russian Federation.
“The main goals and objectives of consolidation are to disseminate the implementation of uniform high standards of technical policy and operational-technical management, operating in the perimeter of the Rosseti company, of all its investment opportunities throughout the vertical of the domestic power grid complex. Only in this way it will be possible to solve the issues of ensuring high-quality and uninterrupted power supply to consumers with absolute efficiency. The integration of the electric grid facilities allows to significantly reduce the number of technological failures, increases the reliability of power supply to consumers in the Tula region, opens up new prospects for the development of settlements and the connection of new industries and social facilities to the grids. For companies that come under our management, this primarily means improving financial and operational indicators,” stressed the head of Rosseti Centre and Rosseti Centre and Volga Region.
Among the tasks to be solved by the TGES team in the near future, Igor Makovskiy determined the optimization of the tariff burden on consumers by reducing operating costs and electricity losses in the grid; improving the reliability of power supply to consumers in the city of Tula; ensuring transparency in the formation of the base of operating expenses in terms of conventional units of equipment.
During the meeting, issues of social policy and staff training were discussed. As Igor Makovskiy emphasized, the same level of professional training, remuneration of labour, social guarantees will be provided for employees of JSC “TGES” as for all employees of Rosseti Centre - the managing organization of Rosseti Centre and Volga Region. “For us it is fundamentally important to maintain the team of JSC “Tula City Electric Grids”. You are professionals. And, like no one else, you know the electric grid facilities of the city, you understand its nuances and features. Now you are part of a large, strong, economically sustainable and socially focused company,” said the head of Rosseti Centre - the managing organization of Rosseti Centre and Volga Region. Igor Makovskiy emphasized that all the best traditions and practices of the enterprise will be preserved and integrated into the work of the entire large united team.
Please, be reminded that during the consolidation of the power grid assets Rosseti Centre - the managing organization of Rosseti Centre and Volga Region acquired 69.99% of shares of JSC “Tula City Electric Grids” at the end of last year. The Board of Directors of Rosseti Centre and Volga Region approved the transaction at its meeting dated 29 November 2019.