OREANDA-NEWS. June 08, 2009. The winners received certificates of merit, prizes and honorary right to plant a tree on the "Energetik" training ground.

The competitions of professional skills of the Company's emergency mobile brigades came to an end in Vologda. Power specialists from all branches of IDGC of North-West struggled for the victory in the competition. “Arkhenergo's” team had a strong lead with 1,429 points. The winners of the competitions received certificates of merit, prizes and honorary right to plant a tree on the "Energetik" training ground, where the competitions were held.

The teams occupy the following places according to the point total:

1. "Arkhenergo" - 1,429
2. "Vologdaenergo" - 1,421
3. "Novgorodenergo" - 1,417
4. "Pskovenergo" - 1,377
5. "Komienergo" - 1,318
6. "Kolenergo" - 1,292
7. "Karelenergo" - 1,202

Today closing ceremony of the emergency mobile brigades’ professional skills competitions among distribution networks of IDGC of North-West's branches and awarding of the winners took place. The directors of branches and Alexander Kukhmay, General Director of the operational company congratulated the competition participants.

"Competitions of power specialists have been already held in Vologda several times, and we are glad to say that the level of competitions' organization and the level of skills of participants raises yearly. This is a real competition of professionals during which power men show how they cope with their daily works. Besides, interregional competitions are also a stage of preparation for the All-Russia Competitions, in which the winner team will participate. Today we have prepared a professional combined team which will properly present the North-West," Alexander Kukhmay greeted the participants.

The winners were also determined in a number of nominations: Andrey Aleksin, the foreman of substation group ("Vologdaenergo" branch) became  "The Best Foreman"; Anatoly Savelyev, the electrical specialist of the emergency mobile brigade ("Kolenergo" branch) won in "The Best Electrical Specialist for Substations Maintenance" nomination; Dmitry Lebedev ("Vologdaenergo" branch) became the winner in "The Best Dispatcher" nomination. Sergey Tarasov, the electrical specialists on duty ("Pskovenergo" branch) was recognized the winner in "The Best Electrical Specialist of the Emergency Mobile Brigade" nomination.

"Karelenergo's" branch was distinguished in the nomination "For Will to Victory".