OREANDA-NEWS. June 20, 2008. The team of Dagestan Branch of JSC “HydroOGK” won the first prize among North Caucasus teams of operating personnel at III All-Russia HPPs Operating Personnel Competition.
 
Regional contest of operating personnel from hydropower stations of Southern Federal District of Russia was held at the Training Center’s base in Yesentuky city on June 17, 2008.
 
The following teams took part in the competition:
• JSC “HydroOGK” Affiliate – “Kuban HPPs Cascade”,
• JSC “HydroOGK” Affiliate – “Dagestan Branch” Chirkey HPP,
• JSC “Nizhne-Cherek HPPs Cascade”,
• JSC “HydroOGK” Affiliate – “Karachaevo-Cherkessia Branch”,
• JSC “HydroOGK” Affiliate – “North-Ossetia Branch”
• JSC “UGK TGK-8” Affiliate – Tsemlanskaja HPP.
 
According to the results of all four competition rounds, team of Chirkey HPP from Dagestan Branch of JSC “HydroOGK” had the highest number of points – 1957 (max 2000). Team of JSC “Nizhne-Cherek HPPs Cascade” won the second prize; team of “Kuban HPPs Cascade” took the tired prize.
 
The following specialists formed the team of Chirkey HPP from Dagestan Branch of JSC “HydroOGK”: Alexander Garmishev, Hapiz Gadzhiev, Mukhtar Medzhidov, Gadzhibeg Darbishev. This team headed by Gasan Medzhidov will take part in the final round of III All-Russia HPPs Operating Personnel Competition which will be held in Volzhskij city in September 2008. Last year this team took the first prize at the finals.
 
All-Russia HPPs Operating Personnel Competition is an annual event; it is held for the purpose of professional training, exchange of advanced techniques in expertise and operating skills, development and introduction of new program-technical methods for the operating personnel’s training.