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Document En-2068-1542106912.Pdf #3/2018 (18) JULY – SEPTEMBER 1 CONTENTS 4 16 6 RIN insulation for conformity to Russian and 10 CIGRE Moments foreign standards. 4 Industry Events Joint venture between 12 Picture Story 20 Comments Izolyator and Mehru Meetings With Business The production base of our company allows for making of 12 000 high-voltage bushings Electrical & Mechanical Partners on the Sidelines annually. The company expands the product Engineers (P) Ltd. of the 47th CIGRE Session range of high-voltage bushings by introduc- At the 47th CIGRE session in Paris, Izolyator ing brand new design and modernizing signed an agreement to create a joint venture existing products. with the Indian Mehru Electrical & Mechanical 16 Interview Engineers (P) Ltd. It is the first experience for Russian companies to set up and joint venture Alexander 22 Exports in production of high-voltage power equip- SLAVINSKY: Practical steps for ment with Indian companies. «International a steady interaction cooperation At the meetings with European and Asian 6 Feature Story development is a key partners, we actively worked to have all A look into the future part of our work» paperwork done for making tender bids, set new targets and objectives to further of power industry. Every new CIGRE session gives a powerful develop our cooperation. Results of the 47th impetus to development of international cooperation and exchange of experience CIGRE Session and knowlege in power industry. On 26-31 August 2018, the largest interna- 28 Point on the map tional event in power systems management Sales geography – the 47th CIGRE Session – took place in the 18 Technologies Palace of Congress in Paris. of Izolyator bushings Over 3500 delegates and representatives of Exclusivity in the III Q 2018 the world’s energy companies, research or- in innovation In the third quarter, Izolyator shipped high- ganizations and power equipment manufac- Izolyator passed voluntary certification of voltage bushings to partners from 13 coun- turers participated in the session. mass produced high-voltage bushings with tries! 2 44 ogy of electrical materials and components department of the Electrotechnical Institute 12 of the National Research University MPEI. 48 Media In the spotlight Improving Izolyator brand and products aware- ness is a key task in energy market promotion. 18 46 50 Living a life in sports 52 Our Partners 32 Opinion 36 Power Industry of Russia We would like to thank our partners for a pro- ductive cooperation! Ivan We get recommended It is a large part of our work to cooperate with PANFILOV: the Federal Grid Company of the Unified Energy «Success of our System of Russia. The Federal Grid Company rec- 54 Contacts ommends Izolyator plant as a reliable partner in We are always available! partners is the highest production and delivery of high-voltage bushings. degree of recognition of our effort» Our highly professional team, modern equip- 42 Suppliers ment, the highest quality standards and Aware of trends decades of experience make up the founda- Our unstopping discussion of current trends on the tion of our ability to win and retain trust with power equipment market with partners is factor of partners all over the world. staying on top of the moment. Corporate Edition Izolyator 44 Pulse of the Company Quarterly 34 Electrical Engineering Exams are Passed Using the best More than 40 staff members in the third Address: Massa Ltd., 77 Lenin str. experience quarter of 2018 raise their qualification under the training program in company manage- Pavlova Sloboda Izolyator promotes the idea of having ment disciplines. Istra district, Moscow Region, a personal, direct and open dialogue. Russia, 143581 The meetings and talks that we had in the third quarter of 2018 with representatives Tel.: +7 (495) 727-33-11 of electrical engineering companies proved 46 Photo Event Fax: +7 (495) 727-27-66 our successful experience in creation of Visiting theses defense E-mail: [email protected] modern and reliable power equipment, fully of MPEI students Web: http://www.mosizolyator. com meeting reqiurements and expectations Izolyator plant hosted a visiting theses de- of customers. fense of BA students of Physics and technol- #3/2018 (18) JULY – SEPTEMBER 3 INDUSTRY EVENTS Sustainable development of power industry is a key «condition of a dynamic growth of the global economy, improvement of life quality of people» Vladimir Putin, President of Russia The most important event in the world power industry – the 47th CIGRE session in Paris The biannual CIGRE session is the world’s largest event in power industry. The pur- pose of CIGRE session is sharing best prac- tice, scientific and technical information exchange between scientists and techni- cal specialists from all countries in power generation, transmission and whole group Executive Director of Mehru Sandeep Prakash Sharma and Chairman of the Board of Directors of neighboring segments. of Izolyator Alexander Slavinsky are signing an Agreement to set up a JV The Russian National Committee of CIGRE delegation of 150 members was led by Chair- man of Russian NC of CIGRE CEO, Chairman Joint venture of the Management Board FGC UES Andrey Murov. The delegation included big Rus- sian scientists, experts and specialists from between Izolyator large Russian energy companies with state participation, sectoral research and develop- ment centers and institutes, leading domestic and Mehru power and electrical equipment OEMs, inno- vative technologies design organizations and Electrical & academic institutions. The scientific part of the session included 36 reports of Russian experts, making an Mechanical all-time record over the 95 years of partner- ship with the international association. ■ Engineers (P) Ltd. At the 47th CIGRE session in Paris, Izolyator of FGC UES, Chairman of Russian NC of signed an agreement to set up a joint CIGRE Andrey Murov and the Chairman venture with the Indian Mehru Electrical & Power Grid Corporation of India Limited, Mechanical Engineers (P) Ltd. Chairman of Indian NC of CIGRE Mr. Indu Mehru and Izolyator entered into Shekhar Jha. agreement on strategic cooperation The agreement institutes the prin- in a project to set up a joint venture ciples of complete production cycle to manufacture high-voltage bushings organization in the territory of India and with solid RIP insulation on the territory further sales of various voltage high- of India. voltage bushings with modern solid RIP The document was signed by Mr. Al- insulation. The main constructional part, exander Slavinsky, Chairman of the Board as well as know-how of the JV will be of Directors of Izolyator and Sandeep internal RIP insulation of own design, Prakash Sharma, Executive Director of introduced by Izolyator. Mehru. Importantly, this is the first experi- The signing ceremony took place at ence of Russian companies to establish Andrey Murov (2nd on L) at the exhibition the stand of the Russian National Com- a joint venture with Indian companies for of the 47 CIGRE session (photo courtesy FGC UES) mittee of CIGRE in the presence of the high-voltage power equipment produc- Chairman of the Management Board tion.■ 4 of electricity position in produced in Russia the world by is transmitted and Grid connection distributed via rate is held 75% Rosseti infrastructure 10th by Russia Every year, the Eastern Economic Forum becomes a venue to discuss the key issues of the world Eastern Economic economy, regional integration, development of new sectors of industry and technology and global challenges that face Russia and other Forum 2018 countries. Russia President Vladimir Putin spoke of the forum as an important and demanded platform for dialogue between politicians, civic leaders, entre- preneurs and experts. FGC UES delegation, led by Chairman of the Board Andrey Murov, took part in the business agenda of Eastern Economic Forum (EEF), includ- ing the plenary sitting «Far East: expanding the borders of opportunitites». On the sidelines of EEC, FGC UES signed cooperation agreements with Pimorye and Sakhalin region to ensure higher rates of power supply in those regions by using facilities of distributed generation of its subsidiary Mobile GTPP. One of the key directions for FGC UES’s activi- ties in the Far East is connected with tackling the energy deficit problem in technically isolated areas. Those measures will help to connect the isolated central energy hub of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) to the unified energy system Panel of the Eastern Economic Forum 2018 of Russia. ■ Dmitry Medvedev at Sloboda SS Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev paid a working visit to the first digital distribution zone of electric networks of the Moscow region. Prime Minister was accompanied by the Minister of Energy of RF Alexander Novak and Moscow region’s Governor Andrey Vorobyov. General Director of Rosseti Pavel Livin- sky demonstrated the effect of imple- mentation of the new digital distribution zone, which includes Sloboda substation in Istra district, to the members of the delegation. In the course of the tour, Dmitry Medvedev asked about the country of origin of the power equipment, used at Sloboda SS. Pavel Livinsky explained that the overwhelming majority of units are Russian-made or localized. Some of transformer equipment at Sloboda SS is equipped with Izolyator 110 and 220 kV RIP bushings. ■ Dmitry Medvedev is seeing Sloboda SS of MOESK (photo courtesy Rosseti) #3/2018 (18) JULY – SEPTEMBER 5 FEATURE STORY 6|A Look Into The Future of Power Industry On 26–31 August, in Palais des Congres in Paris, the largest international more and more on renewable sources of event in power industry – the 47th CIGRE session – took place. More than energy. 3500 delegates and representatives of the world’s leading energy companies, Because of the planet popoluation’s research organizations, power equipment OEMs, regulators, materials sup- concern with the environment condi- pliers to the power industry, design centers and universities participated in tion, the technical issues that address the event.
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