Meta Data
Title in national language: 
Правила разработки и утверждения схем и программ перспективного развития электроэнергетики (в ред. от 12.07.2021 г.)
Draft: 
No
Revision of previous policy?: 
No
Draft Year: 
2009
Effective Start Year: 
2021
Scope: 
National
Document Type: 
Decree, Rule/Regulation
Economic Sector: 
Power
Energy Types: 
Power
Issued by: 
Government of the Russian Federation
Notes: 
No English translation available
Overall Summary: 
Consistent endeavors towards modernization of the power industry in the Russian Federation have been recently undertaken subsequent to the adoption of a series of legislative acts - including the Federal Law on Electric Power Sector (2003). The present policy outlines ways to facilitate power infrastructure development and improve quality of power in grid connected systems. Regulatory frameworks are set for the operation of the Unified Power Grid System of the Russian Federation, general scheme for the regulation of the network of power grid enterprises is proposed.
Environment
Energy environmental priorities: 
Art. 13. The Decree is based on a holistic and complex approach to the development of the national power sector, identifies policy responses that mainstream protection of the environment in all energy policy fields. Considering the cost of environmental degradation associated with industrial growth, the legislative act aims to improve the system of environmental monitoring and forecasting.
Energy Supply and Infrastructure
Infrastructure development priorities: 
Fully addressing the issues of regional energy conectivity as well as barriers hindering the development of the national energy sector, the policy focuses on measures leveraging existing power infrastructure, seeks to ensure better coordination of power plants construction and exploitation.