Getting the Electricity Sector on Track in Russia

The effectiveness of electricity market as a factor of economic development of Russia

“…Его проблемы создают проблемы для развития экономики России в целом. Развитие электроэнергетики в России является стратегически важным направлением, а актуальность развития данной отрасли бесспорна (Кудрин, 2010;Сердюков, 2010;Шевелева, 2008;Шлычков, 2010;Aizenberg, 2014;Hammons, 2006;Korppoo, Luukkanen, Vehmas, Kinnunen, 2008;Marchenko, Solomin, 2004;Palamarchuk, Podkovalnikov, Voropai, 2001;Vasileva, Viljainen, Sulamaa, Kuleshov, 2015;Xie, Shang, Yang, Yi, 2014;Zeigarnik, 2006). Широко известно, что общая и удельная электроэнерговооруженность определяют производительность труда и уровень развития страны, ибо электроэнергетика является стержнем всех видов человеческой деятельности.…”

Power Markets of Asian Countries in the International Markets Environment

“…The Unified Electric System (UES) in Russia is still operating as a single complex. There are 77 local utilities combined into 7 regional interconnected power systems [4][5][6] (Figure 16.1). Six of them (excluding the Far East) operate synchronously.…”

“…The restructuring process was launched in 1992 [4]. The ownership pattern was changed and the existing State-owned local utilities were rearranged into joint stock companies.…”

“…After the first steps of restructuring the situation in the power Industry remained very tense [4]. First of all, the UPS badly needed new investments.…”

Carbon dioxide emissions from Russia's electricity sector: future scenarios

“…This low efficiency is further compounded by a significant proportion of capacity being in need of replacement (Lee et al, 2001;EnergyStrategy, 2003), as the core equipment used in the electrical energy sector has reached, on average, about 60-65% of its anticipated service life (EnergyStrategy, 2003, p. 86). Reduced demand has also meant reduced revenues and available funds for maintenance, with this reinforced by a massive cash-flow crisis resulting from previously broken contracts and unpaid bills (Palamarchuk et al, 2001).…”