1. Development of Renewable Energy Resources:
  2. Development of nuclear power plants:
Development of Renewable Energy Ressources:
Surprisingly, Russia has in the past and still plans to further increase of RES within the Energy mix of Russia. In Russia’s Energy Strategy for 2030, approved on 13 November 2009, a renewables-based power generation target of 4.5% by 2020, excluding large hydropower has been set. The target is at 20% when large hydropower was included.10
Development of nuclear power plants:
In the past, Nuclear power has been of significant importance for Russia. Currently, nuclear encounters for roughly ⅕ of the electricity generation. Russia is the leading exporting country for nuclear power technology and currently has 33 projects with a value of approx. $130 bn in the books.11 In consequence, the export of nuclear technology is significant for the future of Russia. Nuclear power for the generation of electricity is still important with in the Russian energy strategy. Russia plans to build one nuclear power plant per year until 2035 in order to replace decommissioned nuclear power plants.12