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Title in national language: 
Энергетическая стратегия Росcийской Федерации на период до 2030 года (утв. Распоряжением Правительства РФ от 13.11.2009 г. № 1715-р)
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2009
Effective Start Year: 
2009
Effective End Year: 
2020
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Decree, Plan/Strategy
Economic Sector: 
Energy, Power, Industry, Transport, Building, Multi-Sector, Other
Energy Types: 
All, Coal, Oil, Power, Gas, Nuclear, Renewable, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Hydropower, Solar, Wind, Other
Issued by: 
Government of the Russian Federation
Overall Summary: 
The primary objective of the energy policy of the Russian Federation is to facilitate the effective utilization of energy resources and to sustain overall economic growth, improve the quality of life of the population and improve international economic positions of the country. The Strategy determines objectives and goals of the Russian energy sector long-term development for the up-coming period, its priorities and guidelines, as well as mechanisms of the state energy policy at the implementation phases of the Strategy ensuring realization of the stated objectives. -- The Strategy covers the period until 2030 and sets goals and priorities for national development. The Strategy sets new guidelines for development of the energy sector in the transition of Russian economy to the innovative path of development specified in the Conception of Long-Term Social and Economic Development of the Russian Federation up to 2020 approved by Decree N° 1662-r of the Government of the Russian Federation dated 17 November 2008. -- The main objective of the national energy policy is to facilitate the transition to an innovative path of economic development. Demand for energy resources should be met taking into account the following gist of proposed measures: 1) Russia’s living standards must be set equal to those of developed countries; 2) Russia needs to enhance its scientific and technological base ensuring its competitive advantage and its national (including energy) security; 3) national economic structures are required to be changed to expand energy-intensive sectors; 4) the country must transfer from export of natural resources to innovative-development (including development of fuel and non-fuel energy both) and related industries; 5) the country should decrease the share of the fuel and energy complex in its economic output and also increase the absolute levels of investments in the energy sector necessary for the development and rapid modernization of the sector and growth of its activities; 6) energy efficiency needs to be improved along with reducing energy intensity of national economy to the level of countries with similar climatic conditions such as Canada and the Scandinavian countries; 7) step-by-step reducing carbon footprint and mitigating climate change by reducing pollutant emissions, wastewater discharge, greenhouse gases emissions as well as reducing energy production and consumption waste. Energy sector development is expected to contribute to human capital development (improving energy infrastructure and providing energy goods and services at socially affordable prices, sustainably training highly-qualified personnel and increasing quality of life of the population, including those working in the energy and related sectors), as well as facilitate the transition to a new model of inclusive development based on balanced development of energy and transport infrastructure.
Efficiency
EE priorities: 
The Strategy proposes introduction of energy saving standards and penalties in case of violation, as well as related tax incentives; national statistical monitoring system on energy efficiency and energy saving is to be established; energy saving labeling shall be introduced.
EE targets: 
Considerable untapped potential of energy conservation amounts 40% of the total volume of the domestic energy consumption. Estimates for various sectors are as follows: 1) residential – 18–19%; 2) power generation, industry, transport – from 13 to 15% each; 3) heat supply, services, construction – from 9 to 10% each; 4) production of fuel, gas flaring, and energy supply of state institutions – from 5 to 6% each; 5) agriculture – 3–4%.
EE action plans: 
Strategic initiatives on energy conservation comprise the following: 1) developing state, regional, and municipal energy saving programs and monitoring their implementation; 2) comprehensive support to developing new energy saving technologies and implementing energy conservation pilot projects; 3) promoting energy audit through special projects implemented in the framework of the program on development of small businesses; 4) organizing compulsory energy audits for all categories of organizations (enterprises) on a regular basis; 5) establishing a system of metrological control of fuel and energy resources consumption; 6) improving energy efficiency of the public sector; 7) implementing special measures on improving energy efficiency in housing and utilities; 8) development and introduction of new energy technologies; 9) implementing information and educational programs on energy conservation; 10) enhancing international cooperation on energy conservation and supporting energy efficiency.
Renewable Energy
RE priorities: 
In overall, national renewable energy policy for the period up to 2030 comprises the following objectives: 1) coordination of measures in the sphere of electric energy industry and renewable energy development; 2) measures on development of renewable energy, in particular, related to electricity produced from renewable energy and sold on the wholesale market;[...]
RE targets: 
The strategy sets the target of increasing the share of renewable energy sources in the primary energy consumption from 11% to 13-14% by 2030. The Strategy envisions raising the share of electricity produced from renewable resources (apart from hydropower plants with installed capacity over 25 MW) from 0.5 to 4.5%. To achieve projections of electricity production from renewable energy sources, generating facilities (small hydropower plants, wind, tide, geothermal power plants, thermal power plants using biomass as one of the fuels, other kinds of electric units) with an aggregate installed capacity up to 25 GW should be commissioned within the indicated period.
Environment
Energy environmental priorities: 
The main objective of the state energy policy to ensure environmental safety of the energy sector and limit the impacts of the fuel and energy complex on the environment and climate by reducing emissions (waste) of pollutants and greenhouse gases into the environment, as well as decrease waste from production and consumption. The following measures of the state energy policy will be applied to implement the environmental safety of the Russian energy sector. Creating a favorable economic environment, including the following: 1) promoting and creating conditions for introducing environmentally clean energy efficient and resource saving technologies in the production, transportation, storage and use of fuel and energy resources; 2) removing the main infrastructure, technological and other barriers preventing the rational use of associated petroleum gas and minimizing the volume of its flaring; 3) creating conditions to expand electricity and heat production on the basis of renewable energy.
Trade
Energy trade priorities: 
The key objective for national markets development in the Russian Federation is developing energy markets in a sustainable manner to meet national demand for high-quality energy resources.
Investment
Energy sector investment priorities: 
Art.11. Expected investments in Russia’s energy sector development are estimated at US $2.4 – 2.8 trillion at constant prices of the year 2007. Along with renewable energy sources development and improving energy efficiency, the projected amount is to cover financing of the fuel and energy complex, centralized heat supply, and other essential spheres of the energy sector.
Independent power producers: 
5) development of small enterprises operating on the energy service market in the renewable energy sector.
Electricity wholesale markets: 
In overall, national renewable energy policy for the period up to 2030 comprises the following objectives:[...] 2) measures on development of renewable energy, in particular, related to electricity produced from renewable energy and sold on the wholesale market [...].
Investment climate development: 
4) enabling favorable conditions for attraction of off-budget investments to construct new generation facilities and renovate the existing ones operating on the basis of renewable energy; use of venture capital funds for investing into the facilities in the renewable energy sector.
Governance
Energy management principles: 
The long-term state energy policy aims to protect the rights and legal interests of citizens and business entities, ensure the national security of the country, and effectively manage state property. The core principles of national energy policy comprise the following: 1) creating a favorable economic environment for the operation of the fuel and energy complex (including coordinated tariff, tax, customs, antimonopoly regulations and institutional reforms in the fuel and energy complex); 2) introducing a system of advanced technical regulations, national standards and norms improving and stimulating the implementation of key priorities and guidelines for energy development, including improving the energy efficiency of the economy; 3) stimulating and supporting business entities strategic initiatives on investment, innovation, energy-saving, environmental and other priority areas; 4) improving efficiency of management systems.
Energy institutional structures: 
Considering the need for regular monitoring of the Strategy implementation and providing regular updates the Ministry of Fuel and Energy in 1998 established the State Institute of Energy Strategy (IES) as a coordinating body for complex analysis and providing long-term forecast of the fuel and energy complex development with due consideration of economic and social trends of Russian economy.
Technology
Clean energy technology priorities: 
Strategic initiatives on energy conservation comprise the following:[...] 8) development and introduction of new energy technologies.
Clean energy technology transfer: 
In overall, national renewable energy policy for the period up to 2030 comprises the following objectives: [...]3) comprehensive activities to support the manufacturing industry and research institutes aimed at provision of the renewable energy sector with Russian equipment, components and advanced technologies, including with the use of transfer of technologies [...].
R&D renewable energy: 
In overall, national renewable energy policy for the period up to 2030 comprises the following objectives: [...]3) comprehensive activities to support the manufacturing industry and research institutes aimed at provision of the renewable energy sector with Russian equipment, components and advanced technologies, including with the use of transfer of technologies and localization of manufacture of components for electric power plants running on renewable energy at Russian enterprises.