Reference
The programme was drawn up by the Energy Ministry pursuant to the Russian Government’s Directive No. 1950-r of 11 November 2010, Approval of the List of State Programmes in Russia.
This state programme includes seven sub-programmes:
- Energy saving and increasing energy efficiency;
- Energy sector development and modernisation;
- Oil sector development;
- Natural gas sector development;
- The restructuring and development of the coal industry;
- Renewable energy sources development;
- Support for the state programme’s implementation.
The state programme is aimed at ensuring a reliable supply of fuel and energy resources in Russia, more efficient use of these resources and a lesser impact on the environment from the fuel and energy industries.
To attain these goals, the following objectives need to be met:
1. Development of energy saving and energy efficiency.
Saving energy and energy resources is one of the most important factors in ensuring the effective functioning of industries and the entire economy. It is achieved by taking specific measures to save energy; by the timely introduction of new technology solutions and processes and by optimising management; by improving product quality; by employing international practice, as well as other measures.
2. Improvement in hydrocarbons production, transportation and processing; increasing the depth of refining (the difference between raw input and marketable output).
The quality requirements for refined products are now up to European standards; this has forced Russian producers to significantly increase the depth of refining and has encouraged them to work toward a higher level of fuels production.
3. Development of renewable energy sources and improvement of the energy sector’s environmental efficiency.
The use of renewable energy helps reduce man’s impact on the environment and climate, and lower the dependence on fossil fuels.
4. Promotion of innovation-based development of the fuel and energy sector.
Innovation-based development involves the development and improvement of innovation infrastructure that helps deliver an innovation to its end user as part of a sustainable national innovation system.
This programme’s parametres reflect the targets of Russia’s Long-Term Socio-Economic Development Concept until 2020, and are based on the targets of the Energy Strategy until 2030.
This programme is expected to yield the following socio-economic results:
- energy intensity of GDP reduced by 13.5% in 2020 as compared to 2007 figures;
- the proportion of technology innovation costs in the overall cost of goods produced and delivered to reach 2.5% by 2020;
- the average depth of oil refining to reach at least 85.0% by 2020;
- greenhouse gas emissions reduced to 393 million metric tonnes of CO2 equivalent by 2020;
- the proportion of companies generating technology innovations to reach 25% of the total number of companies by 2020;
- corporate R&D costs to reach 3% of revenue in companies implementing innovation-based development programmes by 2020.
The programme was discussed and approved at the Government meeting on 7 March 2013.