1. Exploitation of gas resources:
The Russian depends heavily on the export of natural resources and Russia tries to remain a major international gas supplier. In consequence, the government tries to further increase the gas business due to significant gas resources available in Russia. A perfect example for this motivation is the number of currently pursued projects for Russian oil and gas pipelines. Firstly, Russia increases the business with Europe and especially Germany with the construction of an additional gas pipeline with a transportation capacity which roughly twice of currently existing one.1 At the same time, Russia plans to invest 55bn in a pipeline to China.2
  1. 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.3
  1. 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.4 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.5
1https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2018/07/11/the-russian-pipeline-to-germany-that-trump-is-so-mad-about-explained/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.d061b1eb9cd9
2 https://ig.ft.com/gazprom-pipeline-power-of-siberia/
3https://www.irena.org/-/media/Files/IRENA/Agency/Publication/2017/Apr/IRENA_REmap_Russia_findings_2017_EN.pdf?la=en&hash=DB6407FBB8E22CEA4971F57ABDC623E52CF833B5
4http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-o-s/russia-nuclear-power.aspx
5http://www.world-nuclear.org/information-library/country-profiles/countries-o-s/russia-nuclear-power.aspx