
Energy Day
was held during the international RUSSIA EXPO with the slogan ‘Energy for
People’. As part of the business programme, experts spoke about the past,
present, and future of Russian energy, and discussed ways to further develop
the fuel and energy industry. A variety of educational, cultural, sports, and
gastronomic events were organized for more than 123,000 guests and
participants.
Russian
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak pointed out the importance of the energy
industry and the general public’s keen interest in the energy sector. “Energy
Day at the international RUSSIA EXPO brought together industry professionals
and numerous young people and families who are interested in our country’s
achievements in this regard. The extensive multi-format programme attracted
great attention from the guests and participants of the exhibition and forum.
Participating in preparations for and holding Energy Day enabled leading
companies in the fuel and energy industry to present their latest developments
to a wide audience, which our entire country can be proud of. We were once
again able to see for ourselves the unity of representatives of the industry
and its technological leadership.”
Energy Day kicked off with a speech by Russian
Minister of Energy Nikolay Shulginov, who presented state and agency awards to
representatives of the fuel and energy industry for their contribution to its
development. “The Russian fuel and energy industry is demonstrating success on
the world stage and is one of the leaders in all areas – oil, gas, coal, and
electricity production. Our industries operate sustainably, and we would like
to show off how we have worked for the last 20 years and what successes we have
achieved,” Shulginov said in his opening address. In addition, the Energy Day
opening ceremony included the launch of three modernized power units at the
Gusinoozerskaya, Kostromskaya, and Permskaya state district power plants with a
total capacity of 1,390 MW. Shulginov gave the command to start up the power
units via a video link.
The Energy
Day programme continued with an event dedicated to the presentation of the
‘Protecting the Victory Flame’ project and the 80th anniversary of
the complete lifting of the siege of Leningrad and the liberation of the
Leningrad Region. The presentation featured a live broadcast from the site
where the first new Eternal Flame was lit in 2024 and the ‘Protecting the
Victory Flame’ resource (вечныйогонь.рус), where it can be viewed in real
time. The resource brings together all memorials with Eternal Flames and Flames
of Memory on an interactive map.
The central
event of the Energy Day business programme was the plenary session ‘Russia’s
Fuel and Energy Industry: New Opportunities for Development’, where, with
Novak’s participation, industry experts held an open discussion about the
priorities for the development of the Russian fuel and energy industry, the
achievements of recent years, and development opportunities in each sector of
the fuel and energy industry. The session was also attended by Gazprom
Management Board Deputy Chairman and Department Head Oleg Aksyutin, Gazprom
Mezhregiongaz General Director Sergey Gustov, Gazprom Neft General Director
Alexander Dyukov, Chairman of the Mining Industry Commission of the Russian
Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Vladimir Rashevsky, Rosatom State Corporation
General Director Alexey Likhachev, Inter RAO Chairman of the Management Board
Boris Kovalchuk, Rosseti General Director and Chairman of the Management Board
Andrey Ryumin, Unigreen Energy General Director Igor Shakhray, Sibur Chairman
of the Management Board and General Director Mikhail Karisalov, and RN-Vankor
General Director Vladimir Chernov, who spoke about the key role the fuel and
energy industry plays in the growth of the Russian economy and improving
people’s quality of life. The session was moderated by Global Energy
Association President Sergey Brilyov.
The Energy
Day business programme continued with the expert panels ‘Electric Power
Industry: A Driver of Economic Growth’ and ‘New Strategies for the Oil and Gas
Industry’, which were attended by representatives of the Russian Ministry of
Energy and leading companies in the Russian fuel and energy industry.
During the
plenary session, Rosatom State Corporation General Director Alexey Likhachev
noted that the nuclear industry in Russia has three points of support today:
the nuclear weapons industry, nuclear energy, as well as various projects and
programmes concerning technological sovereignty. “The nuclear industry is one
of the youngest on the planet. This year, we will celebrate 70 years of nuclear
energy – on the day when the USSR launched its first nuclear power plant in
Obninsk. Today, every fifth light bulb in our country is lit thanks to a
nuclear power plant. We are the leaders on the global market, we build all over
the world, and we are champions in uranium enrichment and leaders in terms of
its reserves and production. And all our nuclear technologies are sovereign. We
continue to develop nuclear technologies and are leaders in their export,”
Likhachev said.
The Energy
Day programme continued in the Atom Pavilion, where nuclear industry workers
who are celebrating their golden or silver wedding anniversary this year were
honoured. A total of 55 couples from all over Russia celebrated their 25th
and 50th anniversaries in a celebratory atmosphere. Likhachev and
Novak congratulated them on their milestone anniversaries.
In
addition, during the business programme in the Oil Pavilion, which tells the
story of the development of the domestic fuel and energy industry, People’s
Artist of Russia Nikas Safronov held a master class that was also attended by
Novak, who spoke with children and young specialists from Lukoil enterprises in
the Moscow region.
Throughout
Energy Day, guests were treated to sports, entertainment, cultural, and
gastronomic programmes. The ‘Get Charged Up’ Energy and Sports Festival was
held with sports and figure skating stars. Energy Day concluded with a festive
concert that was attended by all the guests at the event.
Energy Day
was organized by the Russian government, the Ministry of Energy, and the Russia
Directorate of the Exhibition of Achievements. The event was managed by the
Roscongress Foundation.
The general
partner was Rosseti.
The
official partner was Inter RAO – Electric Power Plants.
The partner
was Promsyreimport.
The
organizing partner was Elga Management Company.