Our history

2019

COTES was rebranded and renamed ENNOVA. In June, the forum GOELRO -3. As You Design, So You Upgrade was held by ENNOVA with support of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs. ENNOVA obtained a category I license for design operations in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The design development for construction and commissioning of a new boiler unit No. 7 at TPP-2 of ArcelorMittal Temirtau started as well as work on replacing of the boiler unit No. 1 at TPP-1 of ArcelorMittal Temirtau. The company signed an agreement for design and site investigation for the project Construction of a Boiler House in Ridder for the needs of Kazzinc in the Republic of Kazakhstan. Also, ENNOVA and Neftekhimremstroy (NHRS) signed an agreement for design and site investigation regarding technical retrofitting of Novo-Salavatskaya CHP plant (the Republic of Bashkortostan, Salavat). ENNOVA entered into an agreement for commissioning and testing of a turboset together with Siemens for the project Construction of a New Bark Boiler and a Steam Turbine at the CHP plant of Mondi SLPK.

2018

For the Zatonskaya CHP-5 plant with CCPP (Bashkir Generating Company INTER RAO) the development of detailed design and construction supervision were completed.The Zatonskaya CHP-5 plant with CCCP was successfully commissioned on March 13, 2018.The contract was signed for commissioning at the facility:Mondi Syktyvkar Timber Processing Complex using steam turbine SST-600 manufactured by Siemens.For several key customers, front-end engineering and design works were carried out to more accurately define certain parameters in their applications for participation in the power plant upgrading program CSA-2 (Capacity Supply Agreement) (SGK, Lukoil-Engineering).A number of projects for Kazakhmys Corporation were completed in the Republic of Kazakhstan.New Business Development Department was established.

2017

Power unit No.3 CCPP for 247.5 MW was put into commercial operation at the Chelyabinskaya power plant owned by Fortum.The company continues development of detailed design for the Primorskaya TPP.The field supervision team of the company continues its work at the Zatonskaya CHP plant (Bashkir Generating Company INTER RAO). The largest contract in the company history was concluded for commissioning of the third power unit at the Berezovskaya power plant, UniPro.Also, the year 2017 saw a contract award for a new line in the company activity for the development of basic design and estimate documentation, as well as detailed design for the construction of the Waste-to-Energy Plant with the minimum capacity of 700,000 tons of municipal solid waste per year in the Moscow region.

2016

In the first quarter of 2016, the 2nd Fortum CCPP 247.5 MW unit was put into commercial operation.COTES continues its development of detailed design for the third unit.Key technical solutions for the Primorskaya CHP plant in Kaliningrad are under development, and site investigation is in progress.At the end of 2015, the project for construction of the Zatonskaya CHP plant received the status of Capacity Supply Agreement, and in the beginning of 2016, earlier suspended activities for the development of detailed design were renewed, and the COTES field supervision team was created.Alongside with these activities, COTES proceeded with the development of design and estimate documentation for the rehabilitation of the apron of a concrete dam for the Penzenskaya CHP-1 plant and engineering activities for the Balkhash TPP under the contract with Samsung. Commissioning of gas supply system for the Verkhnetagilskaya power plant is in progress.Installation of the Continuous Emission Monitoring System (CEMS) on the discharge flue gas ducts of steam boilers at the Karmanovskaya power plant was completed.Rehabilitation of power unit No.3 of the Berezovskaya power plant started; Fuel receiving station and Fire-fighting pump station were designed and commissioned.

2015

In 2015, COTES signed a range of major contracts and completed a number of large-scale projects. At the request of Samsung C&T Corporation, COTES provides the services for the adaptation of detailed design for project "Construction of the Balkhash TPP with the capacity of 1,320 MW" for it to comply with the technical codes and regulations stipulated by the laws of the Republic of Kazakhstan. In the second half of the year, COTES proceeded with the design of a new Primorskaya TPP in Kaliningrad with the planned capacity of 150-195 MW.

In 2015, COTES completed the development of detailed design for two CCPP units, 247.5 MW each, under the contract with Fortum. On December 1, 2015, the unit was put into commercial operation. The specialists from COTES continued the development of detailed design for the third CCPP unit. In 2015, COTES also prepared preliminary feasibility study for the Rubtsovskaya CHP plant, having considered three key construction options for a new plant ranging from 130 to 500 MW. For the Zatonskaya CHP-5 plant with CCPP COTES provided services for both design and supply of turbine unit vibration-isolating foundations.

Commissioning of the turbine equipment for the 3rd power unit of the Berezovskaya GRES was also completed. As a commissioning organization, COTES also performed commissioning of turbine and boiler mechanical equipment at the Karagandinskaya CHP-3 plant by the order of China Machinery Engineering Corporation.

The recommendation of Inter RAO Scientific and Technical Council to apply the boiler at all constructed and upgraded coal-fired plants owned by the holding became an important step towards promotion of a circular furnace boiler. In November 2015, COTES successfully passed a regular recertification audit for compliance with ISO 9001:2008.

2013-2014

COTES Group implements several large projects simultaneously: two combined-cycle power units, 247.5 MW each, for the Chelyabinskaya GRES; two combined-cycle units, 450 MW each, in Nizhny Novgorod; a 440 MW combined-cycle power unit for the Zatonskaya CHP plant in Ufa. Early in 2013, the construction project for 110 MW Phase 2 of the Blagoveshchenskaya CHP plant received Gosekspertiza (State Expert Review Board) approval, following which COTES Group proceeded with the development of detailed design. The professionals from COTES, together with an Italian company Magaldi, implement the first dry ash handling system for a 800 MW unit boiler at the Berezovskaya GRES. COTES also provides commissioning services for the same power plant. In 2013, the engineers from COTES successfully commissioned automated process control system for a 300 MW unit at the Ugljevik TPP (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and in 2014, COTES field engineers returned to the site under the new contracts. In 2013, COTES received several awards including "The Most Dynamically Growing Exporter in the Novosibirsk Region and The Best Taxpayer of the Year". In 2014, COTES becomes one of the five design institutes certified by InterRAO, the largest energy holding that manages energy assets in Russia, CIS countries, and Europe. The projects for the development of detailed design for two combined cycle power units of the Chelyabinskaya GRES, and basic design of the construction project for 110 MW Phase 2 of the Blagoveshchenskaya CHP plant continue. Together with a Chinese SDEPCI, COTES Group prepares preliminary feasibility study of different construction options for the 8 GW Erkovetskaya TPP. The feasibility study for the construction of a substitute energy source for Azot Chemical Plant (Kemerovo) is developed. Together with Pöyry, a global consulting and engineering firm, COTES supervises installation and commissioning of the newly built power units with CFB boilers at the Narva power plant (Estonia).

2011-2012

COTES Group implements large energy projects. In Kazakhstan the projects are under way for Ekibastuzskaya GRES-1 and Ekibastuzskaya GRES-2, Astaninskaya CHP-3 and CHP-2 plants, Karagandinskaya CHP-3 plant. Jointly with Pöyry (Finland), COTES develops the design for two CCPPs, 247.5 MW each, for the Chelyabinskaya GRES and the design for relocation of a 600 MW CCPP to a new site in Moscow. In September, the project for the construction of two CCPP units in Chelyabinsk received an approval from Glavgosexpertiza of Russia, and COTES started detailed design development. Several preliminary feasibility studies and financial feasibility studies were developed. The company continues its energetic efforts related to commissioning and comprehensive automation of power plants overseas: at Ugljevik TPP (Bosnia and Herzegovina) and Kostolac-A TPP (Serbia).

2009-2010

SibCOTES was renamed E4-SibCOTES, whereby it completed the process of its withdrawal from the COTES Group of companies.As from 2009, COTES Group and Е4-SibCOTES operate independently.

COTES Group is actively involved in the projects in Kazakhstan: it develops the design for rehabilitation of power unit No.8 at the Ekibastuzskaya GRES-1, implements a number of projects for the Karagandinskaya CHP-3 and Astaninskaya CHP-2 plants. At the beginning of the year, design engineers from the Group started designing 500 MW power unit No.3 of the Ekibastuzskaya GRES-2, and already in November, Gosekspertiza (State Project Expertise Authority) approvedthe project. The project for the refurbishment of the firing system for a 300 MW power unit No.5 of the Reftinskaya GRES is under way. A great amount of work is performed by the Civil Engineering Division of COTES.

2007-2008

In 2007, COTES Group of companies celebrated its 15th anniversary. The analysis elicited that during 15 years the engineers from COTES had completed over 300 design projects, more than 250 automationprojects, over 200 commissioning projects, 76 financial feasibility studies and preliminary feasibility studies, and 41 integrated projects. Over the last two years more than 35 pre-feasibility studies for the construction of new power generating facilities were completed. Civil Engineering Department continues its active work: it designs Lexus Dealership and Porsche Dealership. June 2008 saw an opening ceremony in Nissan Dealership built as per the design prepared by civil engineers of the company.

2004-2005

The years of dramatic development and growth of COTES Group. Dozens of large projects are under way at the same time both in Russia and abroad: in Poland, Romania, Macedonia, Kazakhstan, Bulgaria, and Morocco. A great amount of work is performed within the Novosibirsk power system. The year 2004 saw several large commissions at the same time: turbines of the Novosibirsk CHP-3 plant and the sixth power unit at the Novosibirsk CHP-5 plant. SibCOTES acts as an EPC Contractor in the project of construction of boiler house for the Chkalov Aircraft Production Association.

On December 17, 2006, Toyota Dealership designed by the civil engineers from SibCOTES opened its doors.

In 2006, Holding E4 Group becomes one of the SibCOTES shareholders. Later, SibCOTES withdraws from COTES Group of companies and becomes a member of Holding E4 Group.

2002-2003

Overseas projects still prevail in the orders booked. The largest projects are implemented in the former Yugoslavia, at Skawina TPP in Poland, Obrenovac TPP, Ugljevik TPP, Gacko TPP, Kostolac TPP. In 2003, many projects were implemented in Russia as well: in the power plants owned by Kuzbassenergo, Tomskenergo, and Irkutskenergo. In April 2003, an Agreement was signed between Novosibirskenergo and SibCOTES stating that the company was appointed the General Designer of Novosibirskenergo, and this year saw over thirty projects implemented for all Novosibirsk power plants.

Since 2003, COTES Group of companies starts to actively develop a new business line, namely, civil engineering.

1997-2001

COTES Group enters the Kazakhstan market: the first projects are implemented in the power plants in Ekibastuz. New business lines come into being: turbine equipment commissioning, uptake of distributed control systems for production processes. SibCOTES implements the projects at large facilities throughout Russia (Berezovskayapower plant-1, Yuzhno-Kuzbasskayapower plant, Norilskaya CHP-1 plant), continues its work abroad - in Bosnia, Macedonia, Serbia, and Romania.

Ten-year work was completed by a team of experts sharing the same ideas under the guidance of Felix A. Serant, PhD (Engineering), laureate of the prize of the Russian Federation Government in the field of science and technology, author of more than 30 patents, holder of the titles "Honorary Power Engineer of the Ministry of Energy of Russia","Honoured Worker of the UES of Russia". During this period Felix A. Serant with his COTES team made great efforts to create the first in the world circular (annular) furnace boiler. Boiler E-820 commercial prototype was successfully commissioned at the Novoirkutskaya CHP plant on June 4, 1997. In 2000, Research and Development Board of RAO UES of Russia recommended the circular furnace boiler for commercial operation. Today, a unique octahedral design of the furnace chamber is in the centre of the COTES' logo, it has become the symbol of all the companies of COTES Group.

1993-1996

Fledgling and development years under the guidance of Felix Serant. One of the first projects was implemented at the Tuncbilek power plant in Turkey. Despite some general recession in the Russian power industry, the management of the company succeeded in doing their best so that the key experts remained with the company. COTES is actively involved in the following projects overseas: power plants Neyveli and Wang-Ku (India), Havana and Mariel (Cuba), Maritza-East 2, 3, (Bulgaria), Skawina (Poland), Kostolac-A and Kostolac-B (Serbia), Mintia-Deva (Romania), Pljevlja (Montenegro), Jamshoro (Pakistan), Tuoketuo (China) and others.

In 1996, the companies COTES-M, COTES-Sibir, and SibCOTES were founded and headed by Felix Serant and Dmitry Serant.

1992

The very beginning of the history of COTES Group of companies. On October 13, 1992, an installation company COTES was set up. Its co-founders included ZiO, Sibenergomash, foreign trade association Teсhnopromexport, and commissioning company Sibteсhenergo. Felix Serant became one of the founders and CEO of the company.