ICOEUR

The ICOEUR concept envisions an optimal technical interconnection of EU and Russian electricity transmission networks which allow best circumstances for secure and stable operation of the common as well as of isolated power systems and realises sure “highways” for energy exchange between both energy markets. The secure operation is ensured by innovative control and monitoring systems, which includes innovative monitoring and control tools, intelligent control devices and ingenious protection functionality. The ICOEUR concept realises the secure interconnection of both networks while retaining autonomies of all the participants with consideration of their individual technical and regulatory requirements.

The most important contribution of the ICOEUR consists of the new criteria, methodologies and tools that clearly and quantitatively show to political, regulatory and infrastructural decision makers:

The benefits and the way to efficient, secure and appropriate interconnections of large Scale power systems.