1988-1991

INSAT was founded in 1988.

Until 1993, extensive research and development work was conducted at the company’s own facilities. As a result, a range of standard hydro units of various capacities with propeller, bucket, and radial-axial turbines was developed.

1992-1995

INSAT's equipment enters the CIS market.

In 1992, the first contracts were signed for the supply of equipment for small hydroelectric plants “Vilyany,” “Felicianovo,” and “Aldona” in Latvia.

In 1994, INSAT equipment was delivered to Belarus, where the first mini-hydro power plant at the Minsk CHP was built and commissioned.

Additionally, a range of Micro-HPPs with capacities from 3 to 100 kW was developed.

1995-2000

Technical documentation was developed, and equipment was manufactured and commissioned for 3 small hydro power plants, 2 mini-hydro plants, and 11 micro-hydro plants in Russia.

INSAT’s equipment entered foreign markets: contracts were signed with customers from Sweden, Japan, South Korea, Brazil, Guatemala, and Georgia. Equipment was delivered and launched for more than 10 micro-hydro and mini-hydro plants under these contracts.

A Project Department was established within the company to develop small hydroelectric plant projects.

2000-2005

Hydro units for small and mini-hydro plants were supplied to Indonesia, Afghanistan, and Uzbekistan.

Contracts were signed with customers from Panama, Colombia, and France.

Micro-HPPs were in high demand and were delivered to customers in complete factory readiness.

2005-2010

Projects were implemented in Russia in the republics of Mordovia, Yakutia, Tatarstan, Altai, and the North Caucasus, including the construction of 4 small hydro plants with a total capacity of over 10 MW in Dagestan and North Ossetia.

Micro-HPPs continued to be supplied to Sweden, Colombia, and Indonesia.

Entered the markets of Armenia and Tajikistan, where 13 hydroelectric plants were built and commissioned during this period.

2010-2015

A contract was signed with Inter RAO Export, under which INSAT supplied 10 hydro units to Cuba. All equipment was installed and commissioned by our specialists.

A hydroelectric plant was built and commissioned in Suriname.

A number of projects were implemented in Russia and the CIS, including in Karelia, Tatarstan, and Kazakhstan.

The range of equipment for small hydro plants was expanded — INSAT now serially manufactures 35 different hydro units with heads from 3 to 450 meters.

2015-2020

A series of mini and micro-hydro plants were built in Kamchatka, the Urals, the Moscow region, Perm, and the Republic of Adygea.

Since 2020, work has been ongoing on the construction of the Andreevskaya Mini-HPP in the Leningrad region.

Feasibility studies were developed for the construction of the Small HPP "Barguzin-1" on the Ulyzha River in Buryatia.

A project was developed and reconstruction is underway for the Surskaya Mini-HPP at the Penza Reservoir (2 hydro units of 0.4 MW).

A project was developed and preparation is underway for the construction of the Otradno-Olginskaya Mini-HPP in the Krasnodar Territory (2 hydro units of 0.6 MW).

A feasibility study was developed for the construction of the Matrosskaya Mini-HPP (2 MW) on Paramushir Island in the Kuril Islands.

2021 and Beyond

The company focuses on implementing projects in Russia (Leningrad and Belgorod Regions, Krasnodar Territory, Republics of Karelia, Altai, Tuva, and on Paramushir Island in the Kuril Islands), as well as in Suriname, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and several other foreign countries where government programs for the development of small hydropower are approved, providing for the construction of 10 to 20 small hydroelectric plants in the next 5-7 years.

Currently, the company is working on new projects in Russia (Yakutia, Buryatia, Evenkia), Suriname, Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, and other countries.

Over its operational period, INSAT has constructed 21 small hydroelectric plants based on developed projects.

In developing the company's growth strategy, it was decided to create design documentation for a range of hydro units (not only turbines), the main components of which (turbine, generator, control system, and sluice) are supplied fully factory-ready for installation.

In the early 1990s, following the conversion of defense enterprises and local authorities' recommendations, an agreement was reached with the production complex of JSC "Kirovsky Zavod" in St. Petersburg. This production complex began manufacturing turbine equipment based on our design and technological documentation. At the same time, the most critical parts of the turbines — the runner and guide vanes — are sometimes manufactured at other converted facilities, specifically at JSC "Baltic Plant," "ODK-Klimov" Plant, and "Zvezdochka."

The automatic control systems (ACS) developed by our specialists, based on industrial controllers, are manufactured at our company's facilities. The ACS software needed for implementing the developed algorithms for hydro units' automatic operation was also tested and refined at these facilities.

Hydro units of the developed range are equipped with serially manufactured generators or asynchronous motors, as well as serially produced sluices. These components are shipped to the construction site of the hydroelectric plant, where, under the guidance of our specialists, they undergo installation, commissioning, and startup.