31.12.2010

According to the emergency recovery works target, Moscow United Electric Grid Company supported by the brigades of power men from other SDEs of IDGC Holding restored the operation of the feeding centers of the Moscow Area energy supply system in the evening of 30 December. 

This became possible owing to mass connection of power lines in the second half of 30 December. In such a manner, it took five hours – from 17.00 to 22.00 for the power specialists to energize almost twenty OL, including seven ones in Southern Electric Grids, nine ones in Eastern Electric Grids, and three ones in Western Electric Grids. 

The work on restoration of electricity supply in the range of low voltage 0.4-6-10 kV will be held on the night of 30 – 31 December and within the day of 31 December. 

During the night of 30 – 31 December, more than 120 brigades of power men represented by nearby 700 people will carry out emergency recovery works.

* * * 

JSC “Moscow United Electric Grid Company” is the largest Interregional Distribution Grid Company of Russia. JSC “MOESK” attends the consumers of Moscow and the Moscow Area. The main kinds of activity are rendering of electricity transportation services to consumers and technological connection to electric grids.

The main shareholders of JSC “MOESK” are IDGC Holding, OJSC (51%), Group of Companies “Gazprom” (31%) and Group of Companies of the Moscow Government (8%), more than 8% are in free float.

The structure of the company includes more than 607 high-voltage feeding centers of 35/110/220 kV voltage and the total power of 43,713 MVA. The total length of 35-220 kV power lines is 15,590 km; 35-110-220-500 kV high-voltage cable lines – 1,408 km, the total length of distribution electric grids is 121,145 km. The total of distribution and transformer substations exceeds 30 thousand pieces. The number of the personnel is 15,755 people.

The round-the-clock “Light Line” operates in JSC “MOESK”. Now electricity consumers of Moscow and the Moscow Area can address in respect of technological breaks and faults in electricity supply using the uniform free-of-charge telephone number 8-800-700-40-70!