The level of digitalization of the energy complex of Belarus exceeds 60%

Deputy Minister of Energy Denis Moroz spoke about this as part during his visit to the booth of organizations of the Ministry of Energy at the Thibault exhibition.

The Deputy Minister named the key areas for the introduction of automation and digitalization technologies in the industry.

Among them are the management of electrical networks and the construction of new digital substations. A good example of such a project is the 330 kV Mogilev substation.

This is the first fully digital substation of this voltage class in the country. Putting the facility into operation made it possible to increase the reliability of the power supply of the Mogilev energy center, to halve the area for equipment. Due to the high automation of processes at the substation, the constant presence of personnel is not required. This significantly reduces the operating and labor costs for its maintenance.

In total, there are 1,400 substations in the country with elements of digitalization, 6 are fully digital.

An important area of work on the digitalization of power grid facilities is the development of Smart Grids.

This technology is based on the formation of a single automated system that allows real-time monitoring and control of power transmission lines, including generation, transmission and consumption of electricity. "Smart" electrical networks automatically respond quickly to changes in various parameters and allow uninterrupted power supply with high economic efficiency.

Pilot projects for the implementation of Smart Grid technology have been implemented in Borisov, Bobruisk, Liozninsky and Pinsk districts of electrical networks. “It is planned that similar projects will be carried out in other regions. We have such plans,” the Deputy Minister noted.

According to him, the introduction of modern IT solutions is also an additional opportunity to provide qualitatively new services to consumers. "For example, in the electric power industry, to automate the metering of electric energy, the electronic meters of household subscribers that we are implementing are combined into the ASKUE  automated system with subsequent integration into the ERIP," said Denis Moroz.

This makes it possible for household consumers to pay for electricity at tariffs differentiated by time periods and to reduce their costs.

To date, more than 4 million meters have already been replaced with electronic ones, which is 90.6% of their total number.