The system operator will represent Russia in the finals of the International League of Young Professionals

The specialists of the System Operator took part in the National qualifying stage of the International League of Young Professionals within the framework of the International Engineering Championship "CASE-IN", which is part of the Presidential Platform "Russia – the land of opportunities".

The International League of Young Professionals is being held for the first time in order to develop the human resources potential of the CIS electric power industry. The project makes it possible to expand international cooperation in the promotion of engineering and technical professions, engineering education, identification and development of promising technologies, and also strengthens horizontal ties and professional awareness of young specialists from the CIS member states.

In total, 10 teams from 7 operating zones of the branches of JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" ODU competed in the National stage in a remote format: "Energy of the Future" and "Caviar of Reason" (ODU of the East), "Energy of Baikal" and "N-1" (ODU of Siberia), "Three regimens and Rail" (ODE of the Urals), "Ladya" (ODE of the Middle Volga), "So" (ODE of the Center), "KIUM 100" (ODE of the South), "System Energy" and "Inflorescence of Energy" (ODE of the Northwest).

The participants had to analyze the current energy balance and energy potential of the CIS member state and develop an optimal scenario for the low-carbon development of the electric power industry in this state. They also had to provide a preliminary feasibility study, including calculating the payback period of the project, net discounted income, internal rate of return and draw up a roadmap for the phased implementation of the scenario being developed, assess the potential risks and benefits of its implementation for various categories of consumers, subjects of the electric power industry, the state and the CIS as a whole. The teams were given 10 working days to solve the championship case.

All decisions of the participants were reviewed by an expert commission. The jury evaluated the submitted works according to the following criteria:

- technology – applicability in the context of the case and the task, assessment of technological efficiency and the effect of implementation in natural terms, the validity of the proposed solutions and risk assessment;

- originality and novelty of the solution, high relevance and its increased efficiency;

- practical significance – the proposed solution should be applicable to the current and future activities of the System Operator;

- economics – assessment of economic efficiency and the effect of proposed solutions, risk assessment and economic justification, identification of sources of financing;

- presentation and answers to experts' questions – the quality and clarity of the design of the results of decisions, the logic and literacy of the participants' answers to the questions posed by experts, the quality of operating with theoretical and practical knowledge.

The winner was the So team, which included Anastasia Chegodaeva, a leading specialist in the Department of mode optimization and system-wide tasks of the Center's Electrical Modes Service, Svetlana Smirnova, Head of the Department of Long-term planning and Market Support of the Tula RDU Energy Modes and Balances Service, Vladimir Kuznetsov, Senior Dispatcher of the Center's Operational Control Service, Vladimir Kuznetsov, Head of the Relay Protection and Automation Department. Relay protection and automation services of Voronezh RDU Ivan Zamyslov.

"Working on the assignment allowed us to take a broader look at the challenges we face in our daily work, and to understand in more detail the prospects for introducing environmentally neutral technologies. I think the secret of our team's success was that we took the most realistic approach to assessing the current and future state of the fuel and energy complex, and also looked beyond the horizon to 2050," Anastasia Chegodaeva said.

Now the command He will travel to Moscow for the finals of the first international League of Young Professionals, which will be held as part of the Youth Day of the International Forum "Russian Energy Week" on October 13, 2023. Power engineers from Russia will compete for the championship cup with young specialists from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

"The engineering championship has become part of the System Operator's systematic work to develop the creative and research potential of our young employees. I am glad that such events evoke a great response from our young specialists, which indicates their deep interest in the business they are engaged in, their desire for professional growth, their passion, enthusiasm and desire to be the first. Congratulations to the team of the operational area of the ODU Center "SO"! And we are rooting for you on October 13 at the final of the championship among the CIS member states!", – said the HR Director of JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System" Bayrta Perveeva.

The champions and prize-winners of the project will have the opportunity to join the managerial personnel reserve of their companies and implement their solutions in real production.

Initiators and co-organizers of the competition -  Executive Committee of the CIS Electric Power Council and Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation. The organizers of the championship are Reliable Change Foundation, Non-profit Partnership "Youth Forum of Mining Leaders" and AstraLogica LLC. The final will be held with the support of Federal Agency for the Commonwealth of Independent States, Compatriots Living Abroad, and International Humanitarian Cooperation (Rossotrudnichestvo) as part of the New Generation program.

By materials from the website of JSC "System Operator of the Unified Energy System"