Rosatom Assembles Developer Alliance to Automate the Energy Sector
Rosatom Automated Control Systems JSC has signed partnership agreements with engineering company Prosoft-Systems and industrial automation developer RegLab.
The companies are joining forces to develop and deploy Russian-made process control systems at critical infrastructure facilities. The alliance aims to secure Russia’s technological sovereignty in industrial automation.
A Partnership for Ambitious Projects
The agreement covers the full automation systems lifecycle, from circuit design to commissioning. The partners have strong grounds for expecting success: engineers at Prosoft-Systems and RegLab bring extensive experience, in-depth expertise and specialized skills in developing hardware platforms and low-level software.
Rosatom’s division will integrate the automation components into distributed architectures. It will also be responsible for ensuring that the new developments comply with industry requirements for nuclear and industrial safety. Together, the partners are building an entirely Russian technology stack that will not depend on external suppliers.
The joint development will control power output from the pilot demonstration power complex being built under the Proryv (Breakthrough) project. If successful, integrating Russian-made controllers into the control systems of fast-neutron reactor units would demonstrate the reliability of Russia’s domestic electronic components.
Russian Controllers and Energy Accounting Systems
The joint project is built around Regul programmable logic controllers (PLCs). These devices are designed entirely in Russia. They collect telemetry from thousands of field sensors, process signals in real time and send commands to other devices. Hot-standby redundancy prevents a process shutdown if one module fails.
Beyond basic automation, the industry is also developing intelligent energy metering, including automated electricity monitoring and metering systems for large industrial sites. These IT systems continuously collect consumption data for individual sections of a facility, analyze load profiles and identify hidden losses in cable networks and transformer substations. They give operators a comprehensive picture of energy use and help them optimize the operating schedules of heavy equipment, potentially saving billions of rubles each year. The software for these systems is listed in Russia’s unified register of domestic software.
From Nuclear Power Plants to Renewable Energy
Today, innovative technologies are being deployed well beyond the nuclear industry. Similar projects are planned for manufacturing facilities, mining operations and renewable energy installations. Wind farms and solar power plants need sophisticated control algorithms to synchronize variable power generation with the operating parameters of the unified power system. In most cases, Russian controllers and software effectively protect inverter equipment.
In the metals and chemicals industries, control systems based on Regul controllers keep continuous production processes running. A conveyor or reactor shutdown can result in substantial financial losses and increase the risk of accidents. Engineers at these facilities tailor system architectures to the specific requirements of each process, enabling distributed control systems to maintain stable temperatures, pressures and flow rates.
The transition to Russian-made controllers also typically involves strengthening industrial network cybersecurity. Developers implement cryptographic protection for communication channels between controllers and control rooms. Isolating control networks from the internet helps prevent interference with critical infrastructure, while a unified stack of domestic automation technologies provides protection for strategic facilities.
Training the Industrial Workforce
A critical part of the strategy is training engineers to operate and upgrade modern industrial control systems (ICS). The partners are developing training materials and opening specialized classrooms at relevant universities and corporate academies. In September 2026, the first industrial automation training center in the Urals opened in Novouralsk.
Students and industrial employees gain access to working test benches equipped with Regul controllers and software development environments. Training closely mirrors real-world production tasks. Participants learn to program controllers, configure network protocols and diagnose equipment faults. This helps young specialists adapt more quickly when they start work at modern manufacturing facilities.
Expanding these training practices will build a sustainable talent pipeline for Russian industry as a whole. The joint efforts of Rosatom, Prosoft-Systems and RegLab support Russia’s technological sovereignty.
