The preparedness degree to the thundery period has been checked in all 7 production departments of branch of IDGC of Volga, JSC - Saratov Distribution Grids there.

By the words of Chief of Department of the Technical Development of IDGC of Volga, JSC Sergey Astafiev the whole complex of annual arrangements aimed at continuous functioning of power facilities, preventing of cutouts and faults electric grids’ elements in the period of a thundery season is made in all the production departments of Saratov Distribution Grids branch.

The condition of 564 protection devices off lightning and protective means of overvoltage of all the facilities of switchgears of substations and power transmission lines was inspected in the period of preparation works near the substations. The special attention was paid to the check of an adjustment of capacitance current compensation fault to the “ground” in grids 6-10-35 kilovolt, the replacement and the enhancement of insulation.

In the preparation course to a thundery period which begins since April in our region and ends in October, a complex of thunder protective arrangements including a visual control over the condition of protective means from overvoltage including that of ground-wire cables, the change of 356 faulted insulators in Regional Administration of the substation and that of 1,522 insulators at OL 35-110 kilovolt, the clearance of 173 aisles of OL off verdure will be made.

The operational personnel by the organizations of actions under thundery condition has got extraordinary instructions.

The preparation to the thundery season is one of the most important stages in the work of powermen necessary for the provision of a reliable and continuous power supply of the region.