Energy Policies Beyond IEA Countries: Russia 2014

Russia holds among the world’s largest resources of gas, oil and coal. Its liquids production has reached historical highs, yet major additional upstream investments and technology upgrades will be needed to sustain these levels in the long term. Since the IEA’s last review of Russia’s energy policies in 2002, the power sector has also liberalised considerably. However, the Russian economy remains largely inefficient, with twice as much energy used per GDP compared with IEA member countries.

Ambitious energy efficiency policies have been introduced but have not led to significant improvements so far. At the same time, the electricity and district heating infrastructure is ageing and requires rapid investments. Russia’s overall energy sector would benefit considerably from a more competitive, market-oriented environment.

While a number of policies aimed at modernising the energy sector and increasing its efficiency and sustainability are being developed or implemented, further reforms are needed.

Contents:
1. Executive Summary and Key Recommendations

PART I. POLICY ANALYSIS
2. General Energy Policy
3. Energy Efficiency
4. Climate Change

PART II. SECTOR ANALYSIS
5. Natural Gas
6. Oil
7. Coal
8. Electricity
9. Renewable Energy
10. Nuclear Energy
11. District Heating

PART III. ENERGY TECHNOLOGY
12. Energy Technology Research and Deployment

PART IV. ANNEXES
Annex A: Organisation of the review
Annex B: International Energy Agency Shared Goals
Annex C: Glossary and list of abbreviations

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