Company History
The Opticenergo Testing Center was established on May 11, 2010, as an independent enterprise within the Opticenergo Group of Companies. Its primary mission is to perform testing to support the development and implementation of new import-substituting cable solutions in the energy and communications sectors for the Group’s enterprises.
A significant milestone in the Center’s development was its accreditation on July 20, 2011, by the Federal Agency for Technical Regulation and Metrology. From that date, the Opticenergo Testing Center was recognized as an independent and technically competent testing facility, authorized to carry out certification and other types of tests to verify product compliance, including for organizations outside the Group of Companies.
At the same time, long-term testing activities began to certify products for OJSC FGC UES and OJSC IDGC Holding (now PJSC Rosseti).
The next significant milestone was the accreditation in the communications sector in March 2013, which enabled the Center to carry out testing for the declaration of optical communication cables in accordance with the 'Rules for the Use of Optical Communication Cables, Passive Optical Devices, and Fiber Splicing Equipment.'
On June 26, 2013, the Opticenergo Testing Center further expanded its accreditation to cover the requirements of the Technical Regulations of the Customs Union TR CU 004/2011 'On the Safety of Low-Voltage Equipment' and was included in the Registry of Certification Bodies and Testing Laboratories of the Customs Union.
In April 2014, the Center’s accreditation was further expanded to cover fire safety requirements. The Center was authorized to conduct testing of cable products not only in accordance with TR CU 004/2011, but also under the Technical Regulations on Fire Safety Requirements (Federal Law No. 123-FZ).
On May 5, 2016, the Opticenergo Testing Center successfully completed the accreditation process for a new term and received an Indefinite Accreditation Certificate No. RA.RU.21КБ29.
On September 26, 2016, the certification body of the Opticenergo Testing Center was accredited by the Federal Accreditation Service (registration No. RA.RU.11AЖ03), with its accreditation scope covering the full range of cables, wires, and cords.
On April 3, 2017, the Opticenergo Testing Center was accredited by JSC NTC FGC UES under the ‘Russian Energy Complex’ Voluntary Certification System.
On January 19, 2018, the Opticenergo Testing Center was awarded a Certificate of Competence in the INTERGAZCERT Voluntary Certification System, administered by PJSC Gazprom.
On May 22, 2019, the certification body of the Opticenergo Testing Center was awarded a Certificate of Competence in the INTERGAZCERT Voluntary Certification System, administered by PJSC Gazprom.
On April 11, 2025, the Opticenergo Testing Center received accreditation from the Federal Air Transport Agency. In addition, its accreditation was expanded to include testing of medium-voltage cables.
At present, the Opticenergo Testing Center collaborates with the largest companies in the industry, including PJSC Rosseti, PJSC Gazprom, PJSC Rostelecom, as well as a wide range of cable manufacturers and consumers in Russia and abroad.
