Renewable generation as a source of reliable and affordable electricity: round table at the Exposition

Pavilion No. 46 "Energy of Life" hosted a round table discussion "Energy Transition to the Far East: Renewable Generation as a Source of Reliable and Affordable Electricity!".

"In the course of the discussion, we managed to define a trajectory for further movement both in terms of transformations in the regulatory framework and in terms of the necessary technical solutions. The main point of consensus was that, given the shorter construction time and almost two times lower cost compared to coal or gas, RES generation has excellent prospects for development in the region, including for closing the electricity deficit," said Alexei Zhikharev, Director of the Renewable Energy Development Association.

Vladimir Tupikin, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Energy Consumers Community Association, Director of Energy and Resource Supply at SIBUR, pointed out the prospects for the Russian Far East regions in the renewable energy sector.

"The turn of Russian industry to the east means the expansion of transportation corridor opportunities and the development of the Far East as a region with great potential. This potential was previously represented by the mining and transport industries, now gas chemistry is actively developing. The energy sector should not only follow the path of these changes, it should support these processes," emphasized Vladimir Tupikin, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of the Energy Consumers Community Association and Director for Energy and Resource Supply at SIBUR.

He specifically focused the attention of the audience on the Amur region, where, according to him, there are conditions for the development of RES generation.

"Now is the golden hour of renewable energy sources in the Far East, where not only the deficit of capacity, but also of electricity has been uncovered. Now our focus is on solar energy and wind. I visit the Amur region almost monthly and not once have I been in the region during bad weather. This is an exceptional region with little snow and quite a lot of sunny days," Vladimir Tupikin pointed out.

Pavel Snikkars, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, noted that solar and wind generation has in fact become many times cheaper than fuel generation, and the Far Eastern regions of the Russian Federation can cover the shortage of electricity and capacity with RES-generation facilities on their territory.

"We would like to involve the Far East regions in interregional cooperation on renewable energy sources. Our main task is reliable and uninterrupted supply of electricity to consumers, so this option of development is interesting to us," said Pavel Snikkars, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation.

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