A production meeting with representatives of Togliatti State University was held at the Samara distribution grids, Branch of Rosseti Volga, PJSC. Interaction with the university is carried out within the framework of the Agreement on cooperation in the field of innovative, scientific and technical development concluded in 2020 between Rosseti Volga, PJSC and TSU.

Representatives of the technical unit of the electric grid company and university scientists took part in the online meeting. The key topic of discussion was the formation of proposals for the development and implementation of joint pilot projects, including R&D, at the facilities of the Company.

The R&D program is formed annually and is the basis for the subsequent conclusion of relevant agreements ordered by Rosseti and its subsidiaries.

The power engineers were presented with two projects on the methods of predictive analysis from among the current pilot projects. The developments are intended for overhead power lines and power transformers.

The presentations aroused keen interest among all the participants in the meeting. Power engineers recommended that scientists finalize projects on several points and send them to Rosseti Volga for further consideration.