The Development Director of JSC “NBI,” Andrey Katasonov, participated in an offsite meeting of the Expert Council “Import Substitution and Innovation in the Fuel and Energy Complex” of the Russian State Duma Energy Committee.
The meeting was held at the headquarters of “Rosseti Tyumen” in Surgut, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. During the event, parliamentarians, representatives of PJSC “Rosseti,” domestic IT solution developers, and equipment manufacturers discussed innovative solutions for the energy sector.
During the visit, participants toured Surgutskaya GRES-2, including the station museum, central control board, turbine hall, and boiler section. Station staff provided information about the modern equipment used at the facility.
Andrey Katasonov expressed NBI’s readiness to provide the energy sector with advanced solutions for the digitalization of power plants. The primary focus is on the power plant digital twin, which will serve as the foundation for further digitalization of the entire thermal power plant.
More details are available in the interview below.
— Our company develops IT products for the energy sector, primarily for power plants. Our solutions are used by over 210 power plants with a total installed capacity exceeding 125 GW, which accounts for more than 50% of the Russian Unified Energy System.
We have not yet worked with PJSC “Unipro” facilities, but we are well acquainted with them and are ready to offer our main solutions. First and foremost, this is the power plant digital twin, which will serve as a base for the full digitalization of the plant in the future.
On this basis, short-term optimization can be performed for operations on the wholesale market, medium-term optimization for efficient fuel procurement, and annual production planning, which will not only reduce resource costs but also increase the plant’s overall margin. Additionally, various high-level modules can be created on this platform, such as simulation modeling for equipment replacement or new equipment implementation, feasibility studies based on the previous year, and overall efficiency optimization for the entire power plant.
— Was the site you visited useful?
— Yes, absolutely. I have visited many power plants, and Surgutskaya GRES-2 was truly impressive — everything is very organized, disciplined, production facilities are in excellent condition, and the staff constantly monitors operations. The personnel are highly skilled and closely supervise the turbine units. Everything is at a high level, and I hope that with our high-level digital solutions, we can synergistically improve operations and make them even more efficient.
Event photos (source: Unipro website):
The meeting was held at the headquarters of “Rosseti Tyumen” in Surgut, Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug. During the event, parliamentarians, representatives of PJSC “Rosseti,” domestic IT solution developers, and equipment manufacturers discussed innovative solutions for the energy sector.
During the visit, participants toured Surgutskaya GRES-2, including the station museum, central control board, turbine hall, and boiler section. Station staff provided information about the modern equipment used at the facility.
Andrey Katasonov expressed NBI’s readiness to provide the energy sector with advanced solutions for the digitalization of power plants. The primary focus is on the power plant digital twin, which will serve as the foundation for further digitalization of the entire thermal power plant.
More details are available in the interview below.
Interview Transcript
— Could you please tell us what your company does and how your products can be applied to our power plant or to power grid companies?— Our company develops IT products for the energy sector, primarily for power plants. Our solutions are used by over 210 power plants with a total installed capacity exceeding 125 GW, which accounts for more than 50% of the Russian Unified Energy System.
We have not yet worked with PJSC “Unipro” facilities, but we are well acquainted with them and are ready to offer our main solutions. First and foremost, this is the power plant digital twin, which will serve as a base for the full digitalization of the plant in the future.
On this basis, short-term optimization can be performed for operations on the wholesale market, medium-term optimization for efficient fuel procurement, and annual production planning, which will not only reduce resource costs but also increase the plant’s overall margin. Additionally, various high-level modules can be created on this platform, such as simulation modeling for equipment replacement or new equipment implementation, feasibility studies based on the previous year, and overall efficiency optimization for the entire power plant.
— Was the site you visited useful?
— Yes, absolutely. I have visited many power plants, and Surgutskaya GRES-2 was truly impressive — everything is very organized, disciplined, production facilities are in excellent condition, and the staff constantly monitors operations. The personnel are highly skilled and closely supervise the turbine units. Everything is at a high level, and I hope that with our high-level digital solutions, we can synergistically improve operations and make them even more efficient.
Event photos (source: Unipro website):