The finalists of the CIS League of Young Specialists assessed the scale of the Russian energy system

The system operator invited the participants of the final of the League of Young CIS Specialists of the XII season The CASE-IN International Engineering Championship for an excursion to the Main Control Center in Moscow.

The guests were shown the regular work of the dispatcher shift. Alexander Kurlyuk, Deputy Chief Dispatcher for Operational Work, spoke about the scale of the country's energy system, the equipment of the Main Dispatch Center and the interaction with dispatching facilities.

Andrey Kataev, Director of Energy Markets and External Relations, and Olga Lonshchakova, his deputy, introduced the structure of the Russian electric power industry to young power engineers from the CIS countries, noting that the energy systems of 12 countries operate in parallel with the UES.

The guests learned about the management of the operating modes of the world's longest energy system, the planning horizons of the Scheme and program for the development of electric power systems and the General Layout of electric power facilities, and the principles of energy markets.

The finalists of the League of Young Specialists of the International Engineering Championship, whose theme this year was the concept of lean manufacturing, were interested in the principle of forming electricity tariffs for consumers in the Russian Federation, the process of connecting consumers to the electric grid and the conditions for selling excess electricity to the general grid by renewable energy owners.

In total, more than 70 participants of the CASE-IN finalist teams came to the Main Dispatch Center - young specialists from GPO Belenergo, Belarusian NPP, RUE BELTEI, Belenergosetproekt, Vitsebskenergo, Belarusian National Technical University, JSC National Electric Grid of Kyrgyzstan, JSC Azerishyg, JSC KEGOC, JSC Intergaz Central Asia, Uzatom Agency, Syrdarya Thermal Power Plant, National Dispatch Center of Uzbekistan, Slavneft – Krasnoyarsk Oil and Gas LLC.

The CIS League of Young Professionals first started in the CASE-IN championship in 2023. It expands international cooperation in the promotion of engineering and technical professions, engineering education, identification and development of promising technologies, strengthens horizontal ties and professional awareness of young specialists from the CIS member states.

This year, 11 teams from Azerbaijan, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia and Uzbekistan, who won the national qualifying stages of the championship, reached the final of the CIS League of Young Professionals, which will be held on May 28.

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