IPS/UPS
< IPS
| IPS/UPS | |
|---|---|
IPS/UPS in red | |
| Location | |
| Country | |
| Ownership information | |
| Owner | AO "SO UPS" (АО «СО ЕЭС») |
| Technical information | |
| Type | Wide area synchronous transmission grid |
| Type of current | HVAC |
The IPS/UPS (Russian: ЕЭС/ОЭС), also widely known as the Russian grid is a wide area synchronous transmission grid, the Russian Unified Power System (UPS; Единая энергетическая система России [ЕЭС]) and the Integrated Power System (IPS; Объединенная энергетическая система [ОЭС]) portion of the network being the national networks of Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.
It has an installed generation capacity of 300 gigawatts, and produces 1,200 terawatt-hours (TWh) per year for its 280 million customers. The system spans eight time zones.