OREANDA-NEWS. Results of maintenance campaign for the first semester of 2007 were summed up in JSC “Sverdlovenergo”. For this period of time 1247,4 km of aerial circuits 35-110 kW were repaired, there was made a basic repair of 7 line transformers 35-110 kW and 48 cutoff devices 35-110 kW. 3194 defective nonconductors and 16,8 km of protective earth wire were changed, and 133,1 thousands cu.m. of defective wood - restored at the transmission line supports. Special attention was paid on clearing of aerial circuits’ route. For the first semester 750,2 ha cross-cuts of aerial circuits 35-110 kW and 288,2 – aerial circuits 0,4-10 kW were cleared.

Total sum of money invested in electric grid items for the first semester of 2007 is equal to 144198 rbl.

It should be noted that maintenance of repair campaign during summer was challenged by foul weather conditions - extreme wind, rainstorms and thunderstorms. In addition to it power engineers had to eliminate effects of foul weather conditions to perform repair works.

All performed and planned events are aimed to improve power supply reliability for the consumers of JSC “Sverdlovenergo” and prepare to the autumn-winter period.

Note: Sverdlovenergo Public Company handles electric power transportation over the whole territory of Sverdlovskaya region. The overall service area is about 194.3 thousands sq. km. Company provides electric power for 4.5 million people. Sverdlovenergo includes 8 branches – electric network companies: Artemovskiy, Serovskiy, Zapadniy, Vostochniy, Nizhnetagilskiy and Talitzkiy electric networks, Uchebniy Combinat (Educational center) and asset management company. On April 1, 2005 Sverdlovenergo Public Company became a member of “Multiregion Distributive Network Public Company of Ural and Volga”.

The “Multiregion Distributive Network Public Company of Ural and Volga” was created under the reforming policy of Russian energetic system by decision of singular founder (the Order of RAO “Unified Energy System of Russia” on February 24, 2005) and registered on February 28, 2005, Yekaterinburg.

“Multiregion Distributive Network Public Company of Ural and Volga” guides 15 distributive network companies in the range of unified power systems of Ural and Volga. Company works to increase the functioning efficiency and develop electro-network complex of the region.