Meta Data
Title in national language: 
Дорожная карта энергетического сотрудничества России и ЕС до 2050 года
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2013
Effective Start Year: 
2013
Effective End Year: 
2050
Scope: 
Bilateral, Multilateral
Document Type: 
Plan/Strategy
Economic Sector: 
Energy
Energy Types: 
All, Other
Issued by: 
Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation
Overall Summary: 
In 2011, the Government of the Russian Federation and the European Union agreed to establish long-term energy cooperation frameworks. The policy adopted as a result of negotiations provides that the Roadmap "should concentrate on analysis of different scenarios and their impact on EU-Russia energy relations, look into their consequences for the energy sectors, elaborate long-term opportunities and risks of the overall energy supply and demand situation and investigate the potential for long-term cooperation on energy. After approval of this Roadmap by the Coordinators of the Dialogue, the EU and Russian sides should provide for using the respective potential for long-term cooperation as one of the priorities of their energy policies." --- Over the past several decades, the EU has been transitioning towards a low-carbon energy system, with concrete targets for 2020. The Russian Federation has been pursuing the path of innovative and efficient energy sector development and has established targeted indicators to be achieved by 2030. The present policy focuses on long-term perspectives for the EU-Russia energy cooperation, provides scenarios and assesses potential impacts on EU – Russian relations. Areas of particular focus comprise electricity, gas, oil, renewables, and energy efficiency. --- Objectives for the development of Russia’s power sector include modernization of existing generation capacities and developing capacities for broader deployment of advanced technologies. Activities are to be carried out for modernization of the Unified Power System (UPS) and strengthening interconnections with neighboring countries. Further efforts are foreseen to strengthen reliability and security of the system and to improve the organizational and market structure of national electricity sector through elaboration and introduction of coherent regulations to electricity markets. Specific challenges are associated with development of modern heating systems. Greater deployment of renewable heat/power generation will be encouraged.
Efficiency
EE priorities: 
[...] the Energy Strategy of the Russian Federation until 2030[...] defines energy efficiency and conservation as one of priorities for national economic modernization. In compliance with the Energy Strategy, the roadmap makes provisions for energy audit and metering, energy efficiency labeling and standards established for certain products, introduction of standards for buildings and facilities.
EE targets: 
Russia’s strategic goal is to reduce energy intensity of the country’s GDP by 40% by 2020 based on 2007 level.
Renewable Energy
RE targets: 
Russian Federation: Objective has been set to achieve 4.5 per cent of renewable energy in total power generation by 2020 (excluding large-scale hydropower plants). [...] Initiatives have been put in place to increase renewable electricity production to 80-100 bln. kWh per year. --- The European Union: In 2009, an ambitious goal was set to reach a 20 per cent share of renewable energy in the energy mix; 10 per cent - in transport by 2020.
Cooperation in RE: 
Joint efforts will be undertaken by the parties to support renewable electricity production in the Russian Federation. The policy seeks to expand renewable energy trade opportunities in the EU and Russia.
Pricing
Cooperation in energy pricing: 
The roadmap targets establishing a platform for cooperation (involving the Federal Tariff Service of Russia and EU regulatory bodies, including ACER). The focus is made on regulatory and market design issues, tariff policies, enabling favorable conditions for investments, ensuring reliability of power supply and unification of existing regulatory frameworks.
Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Regional integration priorities: 
Initiatives to strengthen regional integration target ensuring reliability of power supply, further optimization of the EU and Russian power systems operation, optimization of grid management, and investments promotion in clean and flexible power generation. Ongoing efforts are required on technological cooperation and harmonization of institutional and regulatory frameworks. --- Parties are carrying out plans to encourage further development of well-functioning, cross-border, wholesale markets; to promote demand response, including the roll out of smart grids and meters and the development of demand response services; and to promote the integration of storage and flexible generation to address the changes of decarbonization. Development of integrated energy markets is crucial for the introduction of more efficient solutions. ---Significant untapped potential exists for increasing electricity trade between both sides. [...] This calls for both Parties to investigate further market evolution and infrastructure development needs.
Cooperation in connectivity: 
The roadmap targets establishing a platform for cooperation (involving the Federal Tariff Service of Russia and EU regulatory bodies, including ACER). The focus is made on regulatory and market design issues, tariff policies, enabling favorable conditions for investments, ensuring reliability of power supply and unification of existing regulatory frameworks.
Technology
R&D renewable energy: 
Euratom and Russia are closely cooperating on nuclear research. The European Strategic Energy Technology Plan (SET-Plan) focuses on nuclear fission technology and considers it a means to accelerate decarbonisation. The policy envisages introduction and broader deployment of cost-effective low carbon technologies with an aim to mitigate climate change. Russia and Euratom will continue to cooperate bilaterally and multilaterally on improving safety and security of nuclear power plants. Bilateral cooperation between Technological Platforms on closed fuel cycle with fast neutron reactors has promising perspectives.