Digital transformation and information technology
The main objectives of the digital transformation and information technology development at Rosseti Group are to improve the efficiency and reliability of existing services, to change the process logic, and to create new business services through the introduction of digital technologies.
The programme was developed based on the Digital Transformation Strategy of Rosseti Group and is an integral part of it.
PJSC Rosseti South is a modern energy company that relies heavily on the use of information technologies and automation tools to operate efficiently.
The introduction of new information technology projects, the development of existing ones, and the maintenance of those that have already been implemented are all part of the continuous activities carried out in accordance with the Digital Transformation Programme of PJSC Rosseti SouthUpdated by the decision of the Board of Directors of PJSC Rosseti South dated 18 July 2025 (Minutes No. 631/2025). for the period
Indicators | Unit of measurement | Period | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | ||
Funding for the Digital Transformation Programme of PJSC Rosseti subsidiaries | RUB million | 15.00 | 15.00 | 36.80 | 109.39 |
Percentage of managers, specialists and non-manual workers trained in digital skills in accordance with accepted corporate standards or, if these are not available, in accordance with orders issued by the Russian Ministry of Economic Development, as a percentage of the average number of employees as at the end of the reporting period | % | 3.7 | 2.2 | 4.3 | 34.2 |
Key areas of IT development in 2025:
- Making the Company more client-oriented;
- Implementing intelligent electricity metering systems;
- Developing the Company’s production asset management system (PAMS);
- Taking measures for the transition of PJSC Rosseti South to the primary use of domestic software;
- Creating a common information space between PJSC Rosseti South and PJSC Rosseti;
Main measures on the development and implementation of software packages:
- Development of the production asset management system based on 1C: Holding Management in accordance with the PJSC Rosseti PAMS development plan, development of a unified corporate system based on 1C: Holding Management for the needs of PJSC Rosseti South (automation of Grid Connection, Purchasing management and procurement, IFRS Accounting subsystems);
- Implementation of measures to transfer the functionality of the SAP IS-U-based electric power transportation system to Rosseti Group’s domestic system for electricity transmission and distribution (Rosseti Balance UIS);
- Creation of security management centres in PJSC Rosseti South integrated with a single vertical chain of operational, technological and situational management;
- Creation of an information security system for critical information infrastructure facilities of PJSC Rosseti South;
- Installation and configuration of the users collaboration system, taking in account the software import substitution requirement;
- Transition of PJSC Rosseti South to the preferential use of trusted software and hardware complexes at its significant critical information infrastructure facilities.
Planned events for 2026
- To continue work on the implementation of domestic software, which includes simultaneously an operating system, an email system, an office suite, and a data storage and collaborative editing system for workstations and servers.
- To continue work on the implementation of the Russian virtualisation system.
- To renovate the structured cabling system and switching centres in a number of power grid regions and production departments of the power grid facilities. This will ensure the uninterrupted availability of information resources of the Company.
- To purchase domestic IT equipment to meet the needs of the Company in line with the directive of the Government of the Russian Federation on digital transformation and Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation on the minimum share of purchases of goods of Russian origin.
Import substitution
The actual share of foreign equipment in the total volume of purchases of PJSC Rosseti South equipment in 2025 is 6.04%, including products manufactured by the countries of the Eurasian Economic Union (Republic of Belarus), and 0.14% – excluding such products.
Aiming to switch to Russian radio-electronic products, PJSC Rosseti South worked hard in 2025 to hit the target set for the transition to domestic products.
Localisation, import substitution and development of domestic solutions for the serial production of energy storage systems and the development of related technologies is a state objective for the advancement of the high-tech field of energy storage systems for the period up to 2030. In order to accomplish the task of import substitution of energy storage systems, PJSC Rosseti South organised the implementation of relevant R&D projects. In 2025, as part of our R&D efforts, we launched a pilot project for the operation of autonomous hybrid power plants (AHPP) that are domestically produced.