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Technology as a Key Driver of Energy Development

Import Substitution: The New IT Image of Energy Companies

In partnership with RusHydro

In the face of global challenges, technological sovereignty has become an integral part of state strategy to ensure a sustainable future. In line with government policy, state-owned companies are working to achieve the best possible results in switching to domestic software in both corporate and technological segments. This shift has significantly changed the landscape of information systems and business processes within companies. How has import substitution affected the operations of energy companies? Which approaches have proven most effective, and what additional benefits have been achieved? What criteria turned out to be most important when selecting solutions, and what had to be given up? How has the use of domestic solutions influenced the safe operation of energy facilities?

Moderator:
Alexander Charikov — Deputy General Director, RusHydro

Speakers:
Boris Nuraliev — Founder, Director, 1C
Eduard Sheremetsev — Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation

Technology as a Key Driver of Energy Development

AI: A New Energy Consumer or an Energy Efficient Manager?

Artificial intelligence systems have quickly and quietly entered our lives and are currently being used almost everywhere: from food delivery to banking. Each AI system requires a huge amount of information that can be rapidly processed, so data centres are expanding along with AI. Data centres are becoming new, fast-growing consumers of energy that operate 24/7. But is this actually true? What is the share of AI and data centres in the growing demand for electricity right now and in the long term until 2050? Could there be a saturation point in the future, when AI systems will start controlling and limiting their own electricity consumption? What is the significance for the energy sector of the different approaches that such American IT giants as OpenAl and Microsoft, as well as the Chinese startup DeepSeek are taking in the operation of AI systems? Should new generating facilities be built in anticipation of the rapidly growing demand from data centres?

Moderator:
Elena Lazko — General Director, S+ Consulting

Speaker:
Eduard Sheremetsev — Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation

Technology as a Key Driver of Energy Development

New Domestic Engineering Technologies for the Benefit of Russia’s Power Industry Development

The development of domestic power engineering technologies has become one of the key tasks in implementing the General Scheme for the Placement of Electric Power Facilities until 2042. Achieving this goal requires, above all, close coordination between equipment customers, manufacturers, and relevant ministries and agencies. What conditions need to be created for equipment producers and their subcontractors to ensure the fulfilment of long-term production programmes of power companies? How will the latest results of the ‘Competitive Selection of Thermal Power Plant Modernization Projects 2029’ and the ‘Competitive Capacity Selection for New Generating Facilities in the Unified Energy System’ tenders for the South and Far East influence the design and use of Russian power equipment? What investment volumes are needed for the development and large-scale production of new steam turbine models, as well as for their maintenance?

Speakers:
Dmitriy Vologzhanin — Director, Council of Energy Producers
Evgeny Grabchak — Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation
Alexey Podkolzin — General Director, Power Machines

Technology as a Key Driver of Energy Development

The Energy of Metals: Can the Energy Industry Give a New Impetus to the Development of Rare Metals?

Rare and rare earth metals have become a new global energy resource, since modern energy is built on both power grids and generating facilities, as well as energy storage systems from small smartphone batteries to massive storage systems. Control over the development, export, and industrial use of these metals actually has a major impact on the global energy sector. How can countries establish technological cooperation in matters concerning the mining and processing of rare earth metals? What plans does Russia have for exploring, mining, processing, and using lithium and cobalt? What is the best way to stabilize the extremely volatile lithium and cobalt market while maintaining business profit margins? What role can modern energy storage systems play in this? How can we optimize and reduce the cost of their production and enable their mass use? And, most importantly, how can we avoid repeating the mistakes of the bankrupt Swedish company Northvolt?

Moderator:
Marat Bashirov — Professor, National Research University "Higher School of Economics"; Author of the Information and Analytical Channel "Political Joystick"

Speaker:
Igor Shpurov — General Director, State Commission for Mineral Reserves

Technology as a Key Driver of Energy Development

Replicating the Digital Developments of Industrial Enterprises in the Russian Fuel and Energy Sector and Abroad

It is strategically important that Russia develop and replicate digital technologies for the fuel and energy complex. To do so, we must engage those looking to benefit together with domestic IT companies. If we succeed, we will increase production exponentially, increase profitability, and ensure our country’s technological supremacy at home and abroad. What IT solutions does the fuel and energy sector need most and how can we develop and replicate them? How can we create synergy in the development and application of domestic achievements?
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