Thus, it is planned to unite the gas transmission systems of the west and east of Russia. At the first stage, we will connect the Power of Siberia and Sakhalin – Khabarovsk – Vladivostok gas pipelines, and then we will include them in a unified gas supply system. Together with the construction of the Power of Siberia - 2 system, this will allow gas to be supplied to many regions of Siberia and the Far East of the country.
We regularly discuss the implementation of this task with the Government and with companies, including as part of meetings on master plans for Far Eastern cities. Thus, specific plans and schedules have already been defined for the development of [the cities of] Yakutia, Buryatia, Khabarovsk, Primorsky and Transbaikal Territories, the Amur Region and the Jewish Autonomous Region, as well as Krasnoyarsk.
A project for gasification of the Kamchatka Territory using LNG has been launched. And the Murmansk region and Karelia will receive gas from the Volkhov-Murmansk-Belokamenka gas pipeline. The main line will be laid for a project for the production of liquefied gas on the Kola Peninsula. But part of its capacity, namely up to ten billion cubic meters per year, will be used to supply enterprises, social facilities, residential buildings in Karelia and the Murmansk region, and to develop environmentally friendly power generation.
I would like to note that last year Russia recorded a record amount of energy consumption, and there is reason to believe that this year it will be updated. There is no need to tell a specialist: if the volume of energy consumption grows, then the economy is growing. Actually, this is confirmed by all other data.
I also ask you to speed up the transition from foreign to domestic standards and certification systems in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries. This will, among other things, further stimulate import substitution in the energy industry.
Separately, I will say about the software. Organizations of our fuel and energy complex are already actively engaged in the development of Russian software and digital solutions.
We have such guidelines and examples to follow. I mean the nuclear industry, which is increasing its role in Russia’s energy balance. It accounts for about
20 percent of all electricity in the country - 19.7, and last year a new record for production at nuclear power plants was set.
The Russian engineering school for the construction and maintenance of nuclear power facilities is not only strong, but has virtually no competitors at the global level. At the same time, I want to emphasize this, Rosatom specialists are simultaneously building
22 power units abroad. This is approximately 80 percent of the global market. Among them, the Akkuyu NPP in Turkey is the first foreign project that our specialists will lead throughout its entire life cycle: from design to decommissioning.
By developing hydropower, we will be able to make progress in solving the problems of seasonal floods. Regulating runoff and storing flood waters in hydroelectric power station reservoirs will not only reduce losses from emergencies, but also create colossal reserves of clean water - one of the most sought-after resources in the world.
Let me add that with the participation of RusHydro, more than 350 facilities were designed and built in 54 countries. Today the company supplies its technological solutions to 17 countries, including countries in Africa, the Middle East, Central Asia, and Latin America, increases technology transfer and provides engineering for the entire period of operation of the stations, which is 50–70 years. That is, the company enters into long-term contracts that help establish strong ties not only between enterprises, but also between countries.
