Rosseti Public Joint Stock : Annual Final Meeting with the Leading Scientific and Technical Partners of the Russian National Committee of CIGRE Took Place

The meeting was presided by Andrey Murov, Chairman of RNC CIGRE, First Deputy Director General - Executive Director of PJSC Rosseti. The results of the work of the organization's Russian subdivision were summed up in 2021. Our country has retained its place in the top 10 states in terms of the number of members of the CIGRE National Committee. At the jubilee session dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the largest scientific and technical international association in the electric power industry, domestic experts presented a record number of reports.

The meeting was attended by Yuri Sharov, Chairman of the Technical Committee of RNC CIGRE, Head of the Engineering Unit of PJSC Inter RAO, members of the presidium, including Fedor Opadchiy, Chairman of the Management Board of SO UPS JSC, representatives of equipment manufacturers and the scientific and technical community. The participants discussed the impact of the energy transition on the development of modern energy systems, the use of digital technologies to address environmental and climate risks and other challenges.

"The Association was created during the formation of the first power systems, when specialists from different countries decided to unite to discuss the most difficult issues. Now, the industry faces no less ambitious energy transition tasks, and it was this issue that became the leitmotif of the jubilee session held in 2021. Russian experts have made a significant contribution to this work by presenting reports on all areas of research carried out by CIGRE", said Andrey Murov.

Also the meeting participants discussed the work deliverables of the Next Generation Network of the RNC CIGRE, which is the largest in the world nowadays. In 2021, 20 events were held with the participation of 70 specialized universities, more than 7,000 students, postgraduates and young scientists. Russia became the coordinator of the Next Generation Network international youth forum, which brought together more than 150 participants from all over the world.