Rosseti Kuban and EKRA Group signed a strategic cooperation agreement. The document was signed at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum by Boris Ebzeev, CEO of Rosseti Kuban, and Andrey Furashov, Chairman of the Management Board of EKRA Group.
The cooperation envisages the development of scientific and technical cooperation to develop and implement innovative, competitive technologies to improve the efficiency of the electric power industry.
“The agreement takes the long-standing partnership between Rosseti Kuban and EKRA to the next level. In recent years, the company has helped us implement many strategically important projects in Krasnodar Territory, including the preparation of power facilities for the FIFA World Cup and the Sochi Olympics. Joint efforts will be aimed at optimizing and modernizing production processes by using Russian innovative technologies. One of key aspects of our cooperation will be the development and implementation of import-independent solutions, devices, and electronic component bases,” Boris Ebzeev said.
“EKRA Group has been working with Rosseti Kuban for a long time. We have implemented many joint projects, including the digitalization of the power industry. The first developments in digital solutions in the Southern Federal District have been tested on the Taman Peninsula, where a modern 220 kV Port closed-type substation has been built. I am sure we will have many other interesting and important projects aimed at ensuring the power security of Russia,” Andrey Furashov commented.
The areas of cooperation will include making a list of promising solutions in technical and innovative development of the power industry, creating conditions for the development and implementation of high technologies, and drawing up proposals for applied, fundamental research.
Rosseti Kuban is in charge of transporting electricity in grids of 110–220 kV and below in Krasnodar Territory, the Republic of Adygea, and the federal territory Sirius. There are 11 power grid branches in the power system. The total length of overhead transmission lines is 93,000 km. It operates 744 substations of 35 kV and above with a total transformer capacity of 11,400 MVA. The area served is 83,800 sq.km with a population of over 6 million people.
