Russian SCADA Systems Gain Global Momentum
From Kazakhstan to Shenzhen, Russia’s SCADA technologies are proving their value on the global stage with scalable, standards-compliant platforms.
As global technological alliances are reassessed and the appetite for localized solutions grows, Russian SCADA systems are making a confident entrance onto the international market.
Russian developers are demonstrating strong competitiveness, especially in the Global South, where demand for reliable, functional, and economically efficient industrial IT solutions is rising.
As of May 20, 2025, according to Volza, Russian SCADA server exports reached 2,600 units. Leading importers include Mexico, Vietnam, and several other Asian nations.
Sanctions-Resilient Architecture
One of the main reasons for this interest is the resilience of Russian SCADA platforms to sanctions. In today’s geopolitical environment, many countries are striving to reduce dependence on Western IT vendors. Russian developers offer alternatives that meet global standards while giving users full control over their systems.
A Smarter Deal
These SCADA architectures support international standards such as OPC UA, Modbus, and IEC 60870, ensuring interoperability with globally used hardware and software. This compatibility facilitates integration into existing or developing process automation systems (PCS) without high upfront investments—especially crucial for cost-sensitive markets.
Russian vendors also offer licensed software, technical support, staff training, and full lifecycle project assistance.
Competitive Edge
Another key competitive edge is the ability to support full digital transformation. Russian SCADA platforms integrate with MES, ERP, and IoT systems, forming unified enterprise information networks. This enhances data collection and analysis, streamlines operations, boosts energy efficiency, and reduces operating costs—a major benefit in sectors like energy.
Reliability, Stability, Efficiency
Industrial automation systems demand high reliability: a loss of communication with control objects can result in severe financial damage and critical data loss.
MasterSCADA is a powerful, intuitive platform for designing PCS, MES, utility management, and building automation systems. It is widely deployed across energy, oil and gas, chemical, and industrial sites in Russia, the former CIS, and Latin America.
Complete Import Substitution
The modular, integrated SCADA platform KRUG-2000, developed by Russia’s NPF KRUG, is a fully domestic solution for enterprise automation, telemetry, resource accounting, and dispatching. It is 100% import-substituting.
KRUG’s flagship product, the 'Tsifroil' oil and petroleum flow calculator, determines the quantity and quality of oil products during extraction, transport, processing, and storage, for both commercial and technical accounting purposes.
KRUG’s SICN/SICNP systems have gained international recognition. The Tsifroil and KRUG-2000 platforms power the accounting system at the Petropavlovsk oil depot (Kazakhstan), the Adamo oil transfer station (Poland), and unit 479 of the Neftyanye Kamni oil field (SOCAR, Azerbaijan).
Russian Technology Finds a Market in China
TRACE MODE, developed by Russia’s AdAstrA, is the first SCADA system to unify controller programming and operator interface design in a single project. This enables scalable, distributed control systems built on a unified project database. Widely used in over 50 industries, it has been positively received by Chinese engineers.
Projects in China using TRACE MODE include: air and oil feed control at Baoshan Iron & Steel; a sugar plant automation project in Guangxi; a flood-control pump station in Shenzhen; and the fire protection system for Units 3 and 4 at Tianwan Nuclear Power Plant (Jiangsu Province).
Securing a Place on the Global Stage
Russian SCADA technologies are now firmly positioned on the international stage. With demand growing and partnerships deepening, further international expansion in industrial digitalization appears inevitable.
