Development of the ESG concept in the Russian power industry

Abstract

The modern development of the energy industry, as well as other sectors of the economy, is impossible without an environmentally oriented approach. Therefore, the green energy direction has received a fairly wide development in the world in the last decade. This energy has less negative impact on the environment due to the fact that there is no need to use fossil fuels. Due to the significant reserves of these resources, the introduction of renewable sources in Russia is slower compared to the leading countries in the field of green energy generation. Attempts to close the gap in this direction appeared only in recent years. The article is devoted to the assessment of the environmental agenda in the Russian power industry. In particular, the authors consider the issues of reducing the consumption of resources for electricity generation, as well as give an overview of the distribution of renewable energy in Russia as a whole. The scientific novelty lies in the consideration of a number of technical and economic parameters of the power generating industry operation, as well as in the construction of time series based on the most important statistical indicators of the power industry. Their visual representation is based on the use of tabular and graphical methods of information processing. In addition, a review of the industry companies reporting in recent years regarding the implementation of ESG concepts was made.