Analysis of the Export Potential of the Electricity Sector in Russia
Currently, there are prerequisites for increasing exports of electricity. These include the availability of generation and transmission of power, large reserves of fuel resources, the presence of large energy facilities, significant unexploited opportunities in power engineering, construction organizations, scientific-research and design institutions, lower human pressure on the environment, as well as potentially higher ecological capacity of the territory of Russia in comparison with most neighbouring countries. The article determines the main trends of export supply of electricity, reflected their dynamics, given the promising directions of development of electricity exports, and the main problems which constrain development of the export of electricity abroad.