Power engineers of Saratov Distribution Grids, branch of IDGC of Volga, PJSC (included in the Rosseti Group) summed up the interim results of the Repair Program 2019.

In the first quarter of this year, Saratov power engineers fully implemented plans for replacing power poles and insulators on power lines. The replacement of the wire was carried out with a double excess of the planned volumes. Equally intensive work was executed at 35-110 kV substations. Plans for medium and major repairs of power transformers, disconnectors, short-circuiting switches were fulfilled 100 %, switches - 156%.

The scheduled scope of work at 6-10/0.4 kV transformer substations exceeded the target and amounted to 127 % of the planned one. Traditionally, close attention is paid to the clearing of power lines and the destruction of the bed of rushes. The work was carried out with the use of mulching equipment and was 100% complete. The implementation of the repair program is critically important for the integrated power grid operation and the reliable power supply to consumers in the Saratov Region.