Electricity metering

As at the end of the reporting year, there were 1,291,073 delivery points in the Company’s area of operations, including:

  • 118,928 delivery points to legal entities
  • 1,127,592 delivery points to household consumers
  • 10,897 delivery points to apartment buildings
  • 33,656 delivery points with automatic metering

Under Federal Law No. 522‑FZ dated 27 December 2018 ‘On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation in Connection with the Development of Electricity (Power) Metering Systems in the Russian Federation,’ the Company takes measures to develop smart electricity metering by replacing (installing, calibrating) metering devices.

Development of smart electricity metering in 2022–2024 (number of metering points)
Indicator 2022 2023 2024
target actual
Scope of completion (introduction, implementation) of measures 45,524 99,266 83,194 136,259
Including:
Installation/replacement of technical electricity meters 1,950 0 0 0
  • Installation/replacement of fiscal electricity meters within the grid connection framework under the Investment Programme
27,890 27,745 28,016 30,662
  • Installation/replacement of fiscal electricity meters in case of absence, breakdown, or expiry of the calibration interval/service life of meters, under the Investment Programme
8,386 14,889 4,983 5,567
  • Installation/replacement of fiscal electricity meters in case of absence, breakdown, or expiry of the calibration interval / service life of meters, within the scope of operational activities
7,298 27,210 39,188 52,315
  • Installation/replacement of electricity meters under energy service agreements
0 12,183 0 38,498
  • Calibration of fiscal electricity metering devices upon expiry of their calibration interval within the scope of operational activities
0 17,239 11,007 9,217

The cost of replacing (installing, recalibrating) electricity meters amounted to RUB 2,525.68 million, excluding VAT.

As of the end of the reporting year, the number of electricity meters with remote data collection was 568,148 (44.5% of the total number of delivery points). In 2024, 114,575 electricity meters were automated.

Total number of automated metering devices with remote data collection as of 31 December 2024 by branches of Rosseti Kuban JSC (units)

In 2025, it is planned to keep rolling out smart electricity metering by replacing (installing, recalibrating) electricity meters that are missing, broken, past their calibration interval, or past their service life, as well as in cases of grid connection pursuant to the requirements of Federal Law No. 522‑FZ dated 27 December 2018 ‘On Amendments to Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation in Connection with the Development of Electricity (Power) Metering Systems in the Russian Federation’.