OREANDA-NEWS. December 26, 2011. For the first time in the history of IDGC of Centre the Competition of Profession Skills of operators of the Company are being held. IDGC of Centre — Kurskenergo division has become the venue for the competition.

The main objectives of the event are to check the readiness of operators to work in a complex operation mode in conditions of peak loads; to improve skills of operators- specialists, who on duty around the clock in the Control Room; dissemination of the best practice.

The opening ceremony of the competition was attended by teams representing 11 branches of the Company, members of the judging panel, representatives of the Kursk region Administration, Rostekhnadzor, General Directorate of EMERCOM of Russia in the Kursk region.

The right to raise the flag of IDGC of Centre was granted to Operator of operational and technological Service of the Grid Control Centre of Belgorodenergo division Alexander Nikulin, Operator of operational and technological Group of Belgorod Electrical Networks Vyacheslav Bunin and Honoured Power Engineer of the Russian Federation, Operator of Northern site of operational and technological Service of the Grid Control Centre of Kurskenergo division Tamara Solovyova .

Deputy Chief Engineer for electric grid facilities management of IDGC of Centre Evgeny Turapin and Deputy General Director of IDGC of Centre — Kurskenergo division director Alexander Pilyugin addressed to the participants with words of welcome and wishes of a successful start.

"Competitions of professional skills of operators is one of the most effective methods for assessing the level of training and improving the professional level of operators — said Evgeny Turapin. Their holding allows the exchange of experience in managing electric power operation modes of power systems".

After the draw, which determined the order of the teams’ presentation, operators began passing stages of the competition.