The Fuel and Energy Balance of the Asian Regions of Russia for 2020

Abstract

The Asian regions of Russia play a significant role in the energy sector of the country. Almost 96% of coal and 25% of electricity produced in the country is produced in Asian Russia. More than 50% of this electricity is produced by hydro power plants. The reporting fuel and energy balances (FEBs) are the basis for strategic planning of the energy development of these regions. Specialists of the Melentiev Energy Systems Institute of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (ESI SB RAS) built the reporting FEBs of the Asian regions for 2020 using the information and reference system for the development of regional FEBs. The FEB made for the Asian regions of Russia give the opportunity to determine the structures of production and consumption of fuel and energy resources in the territory and evaluate the efficiency of their use. The analysis of the FEBs shows the need to improve the energy balance of the Asian regions in terms of changing its structure and increasing energy efficiency and environmental friendliness of fuel use.