Specialists of Orenburgenergo, a branch of IDGC of Volga, PJSC (a member of Rosseti Group of Companies), provided services for technological connection during the International Forum "Orenburg region — the heart of Eurasia".

A mobile consultancy station "Technological connection: three-step availability" was open from 9:00 a.m. till 6:00 p.m. Employees of the Technological Connection Department of Orenburgenergo answered questions of participants and guests of the Forum. Most questions were from representatives of the Republic of Kazakhstan interested in such issues as document procession times and actual connection of facilities to power grids.

"Any business and cooperation start with assessment of resources, including infrastructure availability," explained his point of view Viktor Zilbershtein, Deputy Director for Service Sales and Development of Orenburgenergo, a branch of IDGC of Volga, PJSC. "Our branch has sufficient capacity, and is ready to connect our consumers to power grids. For example, during 9 months of 2017, we connected 1,701 facilities with the total capacity of 179.9 MW, and 1,574 agreements for technological connection of 173 MW are being processed."

The procedure for connecting consumers to power grids of Orenburgenergo, a branch of IDGC of Volga, PJSC, is readily available and is carried out in strict compliance with the applicable laws. Specialists strictly adhere to the established time frames for all three stages: filing an application, execution of an agreement, and actual connection to the power grid. IDGC of Volga, PJSC rapidly develops its online services for technological connection. Each consumer can use a personal account on the Company’s web-site (www.mrsk-volgi.ru). With this feature, users can send technological connection requests and receive other services. Technological connection requests can also be submitted via the Electric Grid Services Portal of Rosseti, PJSC (https://ïîðòàë-òï.ðô).

Sites promoting specific events of the International Forum "Orenburg region — the heart of Eurasia" were open for visitors during two days. The Forum participants included representatives of businesses, public organizations, governmental authorities of Russia, Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, Kazakhstan, and other member states of the Eurasian Economic Union. The Forum program covered a number of issues in the area of the development of e-Economy, international cooperation, tourism, business, comfortable urban environment, etc. About 3,000 participants took part in round-table discussions, exhibitions, panel sessions, and meetings.