OREANDA-NEWS. On 04 March 2009 was announced, that the meeting of technical heads of IDGC of Centre's branches came to an end, which summed up the company and its branches’ industrial activities in 2008, and set forth tasks for 2009.

In 2008, IDGC of Centre executed the repair and investment programs in full. The company realized target programs on implementation of the most advanced and reliable equipment, reconstruction of operational dispatch management system, created grid management centers equipped with the most advanced devices of automatics and display of the information.

Deputy General Director of IDGC of Centre for Technical Policy Sergey Shumakher said, "Successful performance of all planned programs in 2008 has allowed the company divisions to pass the autumn and winter maximum of loadings without serious failures and breaks".

Besides summarizing the previous year's results, the chief engineers of all of 11 branches of the company under supervision of deputies general director of IDGC of Centre discussed the main problems of the process management system regarding the organization of works within the limits of the "Main Business Processes" Target Management Subsystem (TMS). The expanded meeting of the Technical Council of IDGC of Centre with participation of the representatives of the research, design and maintenance organizations of the energy sector along with the company employees, considered issues on application of 110 kV voltage XLPE cable at construction of power objects.

One of the 2009 primary goals for IDGC of Centre's power specialists is the further decrease in costs and reliability improvement of the energy complex.