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11 December in the city of Konakovo in the Tver region the second stage of the training centre of distribution grids on the site of the power engineering college - a branch of "National Research University "MPEI" in Konakovo was opened.
The ceremony was attended by First Deputy General Director - Chief Engineer of IDGC of Centre Alexander Pilyugin, Vice- President for Academic Affairs of the Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MPEI) Vyacheslav Grechikhin, Director of the Power Engineering College - a branch of "National Research University "MPEI" in Konakovo Nikolay Fayrushin, Deputy Head of the Administration of the city of Konakovo Larisa Vladimirova.
The opening ceremony of the second training centre was another step in the implementation of the joint interaction plan of electric grid enterprises and educational institutions specialized in providing practice-training in the framework of the Cooperation Agreement between IDGC of Centre and National Research University "MPEI".
The training centre is designed to secure practical knowledge acquired by students of the institution. IDGC of Centre provided the training centre with test benches with fault indicators, disconnectors of 35 kV and 10 kV, a cast phase segregated insulated current lead of 10 kV, an training panel with microprocessor relay protection terminals of BEMP series, as well as other visual samples of power equipment.
The project to create the training centre was implemented by IDGC of Centre with participation of a wide range of manufacturing companies*, which donated the equipment they produce to the power engineering college in Konakovo. The training centre was constructed on the basis of the project, made a lead engineer of IDGC of Centre - Kurskenergo division Mikhail Lakhov. The head of the project was a chief specialist of the Department of perspective technological development and innovation of IDGC of Centre Sergey Novikov.
According to First Deputy General Director - Chief Engineer of IDGC of Centre Alexander Pilyugin, the company's success in ensuring reliable and uninterrupted power supply to consumers depends on professionals who have to work in difficult conditions. "The new training centre, rich with modern equipment from leading Russian manufacturers, will help improve skills of future power engineers and professional level of current employees of the electric grid complex," stressed Alexander Pilyugin.
Vice-President for Academic Affairs of the Moscow Power Engineering Institute (MPEI) Vyacheslav Grechikhin thanked IDGC of Centre for its support in training of qualified personnel, noting that power engineering college in Konakovo received a modern methodological centre that will be an important resource for training and professional development of power engineers. This is an invaluable experience for students, as well as the opportunity to acquire useful skills while working.
The importance of the practical training of future skilled staff was substantiated by Deputy General Director for HR Management and Organizational Design of IDGC of Centre Inna Gromova: "The work of training power engineering specialists begins at school. We instruct graduates to enter specialized educational institutions, where we do not leave them without attention - we organize industrial pre-graduation practice of students. The second training centre will be a great base for practicing and securing the knowledge gained in the framework of training by future power engineers."
In 2014 at the site in the courtyard of the power engineering college in Konakovo the first training centre of distribution grids was put into operation, which consists of a package transformer substation of 10/0.4 kV, a pole-mounted transformer substation of 10/0.4 kV, overhead line sections with insulated and uninsulated wire of 0.4-10 kV on concrete, wood and multi-faceted poles. IDGC of Centre provided the training centre with all necessary equipment for work of operating and maintenance and mobile crews.
*- The project to create the training centre was implemented thanks to the participation of the following companies:
LLC MNPP "ANTRAX";
CJSC "ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT PLANT";
JSC "KURSK ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT PLANT";
LLC STC "MECHANOTRONICS";
"TAVRIDA ELECTRIC CENTER" (Plant "Vector");
LLC NPP "EKRA";
CJSC "CHEBOKSARY ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT PLANT";
LLC "RTC ELECTRO M";
JSC "ELEKTROSETSTROYPROEKT";
LLC "ELECTRIC MACHINE PLANT".