At the forum Relavexpo - 2019 in the capital of Chuvashia - Cheboksary, thematic sections are held, which aroused interest not only among developers and manufacturers of relay protection and automation (RPA), but also representatives of energy companies. In particular, Sergey Vergazov, the head of the department of RPA and ITS of the Department of Operational and Technological Management of Rosseti PJSC, became the moderator of one of these sections. One of the speakers was the head of the Central Service of the RPA of the branch of IDGC of Volga, PJSC (part of the Rossetti group) - Chuvashenergo, Pavel Arafaylov.

At the beginning of his speech, the representative of Chuvashenergo introduced the participants to the key theses of the Digital Transformation - 2030 strategy adopted by Rosseti PJSC. Further on, a comparison of sections of the Relay Protection and Automation in the design of traditional and digital substations was also discussed.

In particular, it was noted that today the majority of manufacturing companies are ready to fully provide the market with modern RPA devices. However, now there are a number of problems that need to be addressed as soon as possible. In particular, potential customers of such equipment indicate the absence of uniform design solutions, without which the installation and operation of new devices of relay protection and automation is almost impossible. To solve this problem, electrical companies were asked to work more closely with energy companies in order to take into account all the requirements of customers at the design and engineering stage.