An environmental protection project significant for the Company in 2014 was participation in the nationwide program to develop the electric vehicle charging station infrastructure, the sa­fest for the environment. Carried out in regions where ROSSETI’s SDCs have operations, the project has the high economic potential for the energy industry.

The main achievements in the development of the EV charging station infrastructure in the reporting period are as follows:

• creation of an ultra-fast charging station for electric public transportation (electric buses) within the responsibility of MOESK;
• development of engineering solutions related to combining conventional distribution grid facilities with a charging infrastructure (transformers of a medium-voltage and low-voltage network) within the responsibility of IDGC of Centre;
• development of engineering solutions related to combining a char­ging infrastructure with high-capacity lithium-ion storage batteries for connections in limited network capacity and/or energy supply category conditions within the responsibility of IDGC of Center and Volga Region;
• launch of the first charging stations in Saint Petersburg and Yaroslavl as part of developing Russia’s EV charging station infrastructure;
• creation of a smart infrastructure in Skolkovo (five charging stations came into operation);
• creation of a charging infrastructure in New Moscow (construction of a charging station infrastructure (network) for electric vehicles (big and small electrobuses) in New Moscow);
• launch of the city’s first electrobus route in Yaroslavl within the responsibility of IDGC of Centre.

Electric vehicles are optimal for historical cities, including UNESCO World Heritage Sites. In 2014, ROSSETI’s subsidiary IDGC of Centre signed the first agreement to develop the EV charging station infrastructure in Yaroslavl, a city of rich history.