When it comes to import substitution in critical infrastructure, promises and pilots are usually heard. Here is a working system that daily collects readings from 1.2 million smart metering devices in 12 energy sales and grid organizations across the country.

Awarding the winners of the XVII Fyodor Pryadunov Prize
Awarding the winners of the XVII Fyodor Pryadunov Prize
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The project of the intellectual electricity metering system of the RusHydro Group won the XVII Fyodor Pryadunov Prize “Best Digital Solutions for the Fuel and Energy Complex” in the nomination “Best Project Using Virtualization and Cloud Technologies”. Its software core was built by Basis, the largest Russian developer of dynamic IT infrastructure management software (part of RTK-TSOD Group), together with partners — the communication operator MegaFon and the IT company ASTEK (part of Systems and Technologies Group).

What the system does

Metering devices automatically transmit readings to a unified digital environment. Consumers see their energy consumption in their personal accounts, and energy companies use the same data to control the energy balance, reduce losses, and improve payment discipline — meaning the system works for both the client and the network economy simultaneously. By 2030, the number of connected devices is planned to reach 2 million, and the architecture is initially designed for such growth.

 

  Project architecture: three levels of a fully domestic stack  
  Project architecture: three levels of a fully domestic stack  
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How the stack is structured

Basis, as a technology partner, formed the software core of the project based on Basis Dynamix Enterprise and Basis Virtual Security. The first platform is responsible for virtualization and infrastructure management, the second for its protection. The solutions are deployed in MegaFon GCloud with redundancy in three geographically distributed Tier III data centers: technical work is carried out without system downtime, and the risk of interruptions during reporting periods — when a failure is most costly — is minimized. The application layer is built on the Russian platform “Piramida 2.0” by ASTEK, which provides automated energy resource accounting and device lifecycle management. The result is a unified domestic technological circuit from the device to the personal account, ready for replication to other energy companies and housing and communal services facilities.

 

Why this recognition is significant

The Fyodor Pryadunov Prize was established by the ComNews information group and is awarded for projects involving the development, implementation, and support of digital solutions for the fuel and energy complex. In 2026, the competition was held for the seventeenth time. Projects were evaluated based on technological complexity, significance for the enterprise and industry, efficiency, and scalability; the jury included editors and observers from ComNews.ru, the “Digital Economy” portal, and the analytical agency ComNews Research.

 

Fyodor Pryadunov Prize 2026 Statuettes    
Fyodor Pryadunov Prize 2026 Statuettes    
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A word from the project participants

“The award received testifies to the significance of the implemented project. The IT stack created together with our partners is a fully domestic solution that can be effectively scaled to the entire energy industry of Russia. By moving the electricity metering system to the cloud, RusHydro and MegaFon have taken an important step towards strengthening the country's technological sovereignty,” notes Egor Pavlikov, Head of Customer Relations for the Energy Sector at Basis.

“This victory for us is a recognition of the reliability of our cloud platform. We are proud that MegaFon's infrastructure has become the digital foundation for the entire energy metering system of one of the country's largest energy companies. We will continue to develop this direction and launch new projects in the field of smart housing and communal services and resource accounting in a cloud environment, taking into account strict requirements for protecting critically important information infrastructure,” notes Stanislav Popov, Director for Cloud and Infrastructure Product Development at MegaFon.

“We are glad that the project received such recognition — this is a high appraisal not only of the entire project team but also a confirmation of the reliability of the Russian IT platform “Piramida 2.0”. Of course, it is a source of pride that our product has become the application core of a system uniting more than a million devices. This project is an example of how domestic software can effectively solve critical infrastructure tasks in a cloud environment. We see huge potential for replicating this experience to other energy companies and housing and communal services facilities,” notes Ilya Krasnov, Head of IT Projects at Systems and Technologies.

 

Infrastructure for critical systems

Basis solutions are included in the register of Russian software, certified by FSTEC of Russia at trust level 4, and applicable in GIS up to security class 1, ISPDn up to level 1, and at CII facilities up to category 1 of significance — which is why they form the basis of systems where failure is measured not in hours of downtime, but in millions of subscribers. According to iKS-Consulting, Basis occupies 19% of the dynamic IT infrastructure management software market and 26% of the virtualization software segment in 2024, and the Basis Dynamix platform is a leader in CNews, TAdviser, and Kompyuterra ratings for 2025.

You can find out how to build a similar circuit for your industry at basistech.ru: Basis Dynamix Enterprise, Basis Virtual Security, and the entire product line.

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