Detailed Business Programme Released for Energy Day

January 26, 2024

Energy Day will be held as part of the international RUSSIA EXPO on 27 January 2024, during which experts will talk about the past, present, and future of Russian energy and discuss the development of the fuel and energy industry.

The business programme of Energy Day will open with the plenary session ‘Russian Fuel and Energy Industry: New Opportunities for Development’, which will be attended by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak and include discussions about the priorities for the development of the Russian fuel and energy industry, the achievements that have been made in recent years, and development opportunities in each sector of the fuel and energy industry.

“The achievements of the Russian fuel and energy industry have become increasingly ambitious in recent years. Our country is one of the leaders in nuclear energy, demonstrates impressive performance indicators in oil, gas, and coal production, and is implementing a large-scale social gasification programme. As part of Energy Day, we have an opportunity to demonstrate the results of the work of our energy companies to a wide audience. The international RUSSIA EXPO is visited by millions of citizens and it’s a place where we manage to combine business, educational, sports, and cultural programmes so everyone can visit it to learn more about the energy industry, which is one of the most important for the Russian economy,” Novak said.

The session participants will also include Gazprom Management Board Deputy Chairman and Department Head Oleg Aksyutin, Gazprom Mezhregiongaz General Director Sergey Gustov, Gazprom Neft General Director Alexander Dyukov, SUEK General Director Vladimir Rashevsky, Rosatom State Corporation Director General 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, Rosneft First Vice President Vladimir Chernov, and NOVATEK Deputy Chairman of the Management Board and Director for Prospective Projects Sergey Solovyov. They will talk about the fuel and energy industry as the cornerstone for growth in the Russian economy and how it will improve the quality of people’s lives.

The expert panel ‘Electric Power Industry: A Driver of Economic Growth’ will focus on the priorities for the development of the electric power industry, the achievements that have been made in recent years, the future prospects of the industry, and how the Russian electric power industry is being transformed in response to modern trends in low-carbon and scientific and technological development. Russian Deputy Minister of Energy Pavel Snikkars will moderate the discussion. The speakers will include CEOs and representatives of major electric power companies and associations: SO UES, the Market Council Association, Rosseti, the Association of Guaranteed Suppliers and Energy Sales Companies, RusHydro, Inter RAO, and others.

The expert panel ‘New Strategies for the Oil and Gas Industry’ will examine how the global agenda influences the Russian oil and gas sector, what internal challenges the industry faces and how to mitigate them, and what prospects and achievements await the industry in the future. The meeting will be moderated by Russian First Deputy Minister of Energy Pavel Sorokin and will include representatives of Irkutsk Oil Company, the RosGeo Centre for the Development of Import Substitution, Tatneft, Sovcomflot, SIBUR, and other industry companies.

The plenary session and expert panels will be held on 27 January 2024 in Pavilion No. 75 at the All-Russian Exhibition Centre and will be broadcast online. The discussions will include a Q&A session with the audience.

Energy Day is being organized by the Russian government and the Ministry of Energy, while the operator is the Roscongress Foundation.

27 September 2024 Within the framework of the existing legislation, development of distributed generation is gaining new impetus. Small-scale nuclear power, which occupies a special place in Russia's energy development strategy, opens up significant prospects. Technological and infrastructural development in this area is needed in order to overcome grid constraints preventing large-scale implementation of distributed generation. Strategic measures aimed at developing small-scale nuclear power and distributed generation create conditions for growth and ensure Russia's energy security. This was the conclusion reached at the session “Distributed Generation and Russia's Energy Security in the New Reality” at Russian Energy Week 2024 (REW). KEY CONCLUSIONS Small-scale nuclear power is a promising project for boosting Russia's energy sector “We are now looking at the investment programme, approving the primary neocore on the basis of the well-known self-propelled unit. A 2 megawatt fast-neutron reactor. And it remains to be implemented. In my opinion, it's already a unique installation. That is, if the shelf is 370 tonnes, then here the heaviest element, the container in the picture, will be 70 tonnes,” Ilya Vergizaev, President of Rusatom Overseas. Distributed generation should be developed within the framework of the current legislation “Approximately 20 gigawatts of capacity operate on the retail market. These 20 gigawatts are structured as follows: 5.5 gigawatts of generation facilities with an installed capacity from five to 25 megawatts; about seven gigawatts of the retail market is taken up by generation facilities with an installed capacity of more than 20 megawatts, operating on the retail market without permits, which runs counter to the existing legislation, and another six megawatts, respectively, likewise. Over 25 megawatts are operating with the requisite authorization documentation,” Valery Seleznev, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Energy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. Legislative changes require a comprehensive impact assessment “It might happen that the effect of the proposed changes for the wholesale market will be 17 billion roubles a year, while the negative effect will be 40 billion more, or even 57 billion. This is because the cost of switching from retail to wholesale, something they insist on, will necessitate modernization of the generation facilities themselves and amendment of the schemes for power delivery. When a facility is built that does not enter the retail market, there is a line stating that technical connection does not imply output of power to the general grid,” Valery Seleznev, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Energy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. PROBLEMS Capacity expansion is limited by the owner's capacity "From an atomic standpoint, we have an added task with greater capacity. We can't double in size. The second story is that these developments are all, frankly speaking, a legacy, a great legacy. We have started to reanimate these approaches. You are absolutely right that this is a very expensive story. And here we are, also hindered, of course, by not being evaluated from the point of view of either showcase, or beauty, or elegance of technological thought. Everything always comes down to money, to the tariff, to how much it costs for the end consumer. If there were more federal funding, then, I repeat, with things as they stand now, everything is being done using Rosatom's internal resources,” Ilya Vergizaev, President of Rusatom Overseas. Initiatives limit development of distributed energy and result in underpayments “Operating without the necessary authorization documents leads to non-payment of 7.5 billion roubles – surcharges of the electricity and capacity market that are redistributed to wholesale market consumers, as well as pensioners. Around 15 billion roubles a year remain unpaid for electricity transmission services, all this creating a stumbling block. Regulators don't like it,” Valery Seleznev, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Energy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. SOLUTIONS Increasing the share of nuclear power in the country's energy balance “In tandem with the Russian government's decision to increase the share of nuclear power from 20 to 25%,” Ilya Vergizaev, President of Rusatom Overseas. “When we look at the energy sector, less than 50% of our energy-rich territory, you are looking at a component of this part. But we need to consider another component, where nuclear power was one of the leading areas for us. It should be completely different, of a different market and so on. This is a very promising trend,” Vladimir Litvinenko, Rector of St. Petersburg Mining University. Expanding the power unit capacity threshold and setting up an inter-committee working association “We see how prices are changing on the wholesale market; we see that companies are becoming more and more motivated to switch to their own generation. 2024 has, however, seen an alternative proposal. One of the biggest consumer associations of industrial parks in Russia has proposed, on the contrary, that the capacity threshold for self-generation units be raised to 50 MW, with plants below this threshold not required to enter the electricity and capacity market,” Valery Seleznev, First Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Energy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation. * This is a translation of material that was originally generated in Russian using artificial intelligence. For more information, visit the Roscongress Foundation’s Information and Analytical System at roscongress.org

A fair energy transition must take into account each country's national characteristics, circumstances and objectives. The impact of the transition from fossil fuels to renewable energy cannot be ignored. Energy evolution must be just, equitable and inclusive so that all sectors of society can benefit from the change. To ensure sustainable development, the BRICS countries should be actively involved in developing long-term strategies. Sustainable energy is not just about the future but also a necessity for the present. This was the conclusion reached at the session “Annual Meeting of the BRICS Energy Research Platform” held as part of Russian Energy Week 2024 (REW).

26 September 2024 The dawn of the ‘ash and slag’ century: technological sovereignty

Creation of an industry for secondary use of raw materials requires technological solutions and quality training of specialists. The top priority is to solve the problem of the insufficiency of inert materials and technologies for processing ash and slag from coal-fired plants. Construction of plants at coal mines and introduction of waste quality control will improve the situation significantly. Priority use of ash and slag in public procurement and regional support can create the necessary infrastructure for processing these materials. Joint production and exchange of experience between regions will help resolve the problems of technological sovereignty. So, accelerating regional programmes for using secondary material resources could be key to the country's economic growth and environmental security. This conclusion was reached at the session ’The Dawn of the ‘Ash and Slag’ Century: Technological Sovereignty’ at the Russian Energy Week 2024 (REW).

31 August 2017 Russian Ministry of Energy expects to maintain gas production volume in Yamalo-Nenets

The Russian Ministry of Energy expects to maintain the current gas production volume in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, Russian Deputy Minister of Energy Kirill Molodtsov said during an international meeting with representatives of Arctic Council member states attended by more than 100 representatives from 15 countries.