On May 24, 2018, Rosseti and ABB agreed to cooperate in implementing projects in Russia to create digital networks of a new generation, taking into account advanced digital technologies for automating power grid management processes.

The agreement was signed by Rosseti’s director general Pavel Livinskiy and the president of ABB Irina Kozlova at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. As part of the agreement, ABB will develop the concept of a 110-kV digital substation and design a technological model of the digital network. In collaboration with Rosseti, ABB will prepare a proposal for the implementation of pilot projects to run a digital substation and a digital power distribution zone based on ABB technologies.

The agreement will ensure a high level of digitalization, reliability, and efficiency of power grid facilities.