OREANDA-NEWS. July 24, 2012. Arkhenergo branch of IDGC of the North-West has summed up results of repair program implementation in the first half of the year. The repairs of major power generating equipment proceed as per the annual schedule approved. To implement all measures, it was planned to allocate more than 239 mln rubles. In this year the branch is planning to receive Winter Readiness Certificate by October 15.

During six months of 2012 power men carried out integrated repair on more than 350 km of 0.4–110 kV transmission lines, replaced more than 2,000 supports, repaired 130 disconnector switches and 63 transformer stations, changed almost 100 km of wires. As for as route clearance along transmission lines is concerned, 204 ha of 10–110 kV routes were cleared in the first six months of the year. All in all, by the end of the year, 1930 ha will have been cleared. Arkhenergo includes four operating divisions, each carrying out the works.