UrBC, Yekaterinburg, February 9, 2017. Rosset’s Federal Grid Company United Energy Systems intends to complete the reconstruction of four power substations and launch a new power facility in Ural Federal District this year. Special efforts will be made to upgrade the electric mains in Orenburg Region, the company press service reports.

Renovating the two 220-kilowatt substations, Orskaya and Buzulukskaya, will mean end users in Orenburg Region’s industrial clusters will enjoy a more reliable power supply. Additionally, FGC UES is planning to launch Preobrazhenskaya, a new 500-kilowatt substation in the vicinity of Buzuluk, in order to provide electric power for Rosneft’s Orenburgneft.

The company will also finish rebuilding its 220-kilowatt Kamenskaya Substation in Sverdlovsk Region this year; the power substation delivers electric power to Kamensk Uralsky Metallurgical Plant and Ural Aluminum Plant. The upgrades given to 220-kilowatt Novometallurgicheskaya Substation, which ensures power supply for Chelyabinsk Metallurgical Works, Chelyabinsk Electric & Metallurgical Works, Chelyabinsk Electrolysis Plant, and Chelyabinsk Electrode Plant, will also be completed this year.