"Interregional Distribution Grid Company of North-West”, JSC since 1 April 2008 has been operating as a united operational company (earlier, it was a 100 %-affiliated company of RAO UES of Russia). Its structure includes seven branches: Arkhenergo, Vologdaenergo, Karelenergo, Kolenergo, Komienergo, Novgorodenergo, and Pskovenergo.

IDGC of North-West was registered in December 2004. Service territory of the company is 1.58 million sq. km with the population of nearby 6.3 million people. The total length of overhead and cable power transmission lines is 174,6  thousand km. Amount of 35 kV substations and those of higher voltage held in the company inventory equals 1,143 pieces; the installed capacity of power transformers of substations is 17.9 thousand MVA.

The authorized capital is RUR 9,5786 billion. The State owns 55,4 % of IDGC of North-West’s share capital.

 

The General Director of IDGC of North-West is Alexander Markovich Kukhmay.

Performance attributes

PL and CL length	S-35 kV and above		TS 6-10/0.4 kV		Number of employees
km	number	capacity(MVA)	number	МВА
168 869	1 143	17 877	35 452	6 732	14 847

The Company’s Mission and Strategy 

Within the limits of the tasks set forth by Russia's Energy Strategy to the electric power industry, IDGC of North-West sees its mission in maintenance of reliable and uninterrupted power supplies to consumers, shareholders' stable income by means of efficient management by the distribution grid complex on the basis of uniform conceptual approaches to business dealing.

The Company's strategy is based on the following principles:

• to increase efficiency of primary activities;
• to observe interests of all shareholders of IDGC of North-West;
• to improve corporate governance, increase transparency of financial and economic activities;
• to create the most comfortable conditions for consumers;
• to increase the company's social responsibility constantly.

Strategic objectives:

•    Increasing of the reliability and quality of rendered services;
•    Improving of operational and investment efficiency
•    Increase the investment attractiveness;
•    Increase of energy efficiency and providing innovative development;
•    Increasing the availability of Grid infrastructure;
•    Human capital development.

The main reference points for the JSC "IDGC North-West" to achieve strategic objectives are:

•    Reducing physical wear and tear of power grid equipment 
•    Achievement of guaranteed reliability and quality standards of services;
•    Achievement of  the established level of observability and controllability;
•    Reduction of operational costs of distribution grid companies;
•    Reducing the cost of building new capacities reducing losses to the level of developed countries;
•    Ensuring the level of energy accounting, appropriate for the up-to-date requirements;
•    Use of products of the highest class of energy efficiency in the production process;
•    Creation of a reserve of  power grids capacity
•     Providing distribution network companies by qualified personnel.