A special commission set to verify preparedness of power facilities for operations during autumn and winter season - 2014/2015 completed its inspection at Production Departments (PD) of Ulyanovsk Distribution Grids, a branch of IDGC of Volga, JSC (a member of Rosseti Group of Companies). Members of the commission included specialists and senior managers of executive bodies of IDGC of Volga, JSC, Ulyanovsk DG branch and its production departments, regional Grid Control Center supervising the power system of the Ulyanovsk region, Rostekhnadzor and Emercom.
During preliminary inspections, the commission inspected compliance with schedules of the capital repair and on-line maintenance at the facilities of the company and quality of the work performed, availability of emergency reserve equipment and materials necessary for accident recovery activities, operational preparedness of dispatcher and operations control systems, availability of personal protective equipment, special clothing and tools. At the final stage of the inspection, members of the commission visited Baryshskoye PD to inspect the 110 kV power transmission line at the segment “Reduktor – Dolzhnikovo” where line insulators were replaced with modern glass insulators. In addition, the commission evaluated the results of the capital repair activities at 10/0.4 kV transformer substation “Bazarny – Syzgan”, 0.4 kV transmission line in Razdolie settlement, 110 kV transmission line “Patrikeevo – Inza” and inspected the territory covered by the vegetation control activities. Based on its findings, the commission will prepare the Preliminary Inspection report and List of Corrective Measures to eliminate any irregularities found during the inspection. Subsequently, Ulyanovsk DG will complete the final inspection to obtain the Certificate of preparedness for operations during the autumn-and winter season – 2014/2015.