The Ministry of Energy expects an increase in demand for electricity in 2014-2020.
11 August 2014
The Ministry of Energy expects that the demand for electricity in the Unified Energy System of Russia in 2014-2020 will grow by an average of 1-1.8% per year, according to the “Scheme and Program for the Development of the Unified Energy System of Russia for 2014-2020” approved by the department on August 1.
This electricity consumption forecast is made in two versions: basic with an average annual growth rate of 1.02% and moderately optimistic with an average annual growth rate of 1.81%.
Options were developed based on the indicators of the “Forecast of socio-economic development of the Russian Federation for 2014 and the planning period of 2015 and 2016” approved by the government in September 2013, taking into account the results of the development of the Russian economy for January – November 2013.
