Low-carbon development of the electric power industry: CASE-IN participants and experts discuss an urgent topic

The meeting of the working group on low-carbon development of the electric power industry (WG NUR) of the CIS Electric Power Council, which was held on November 27 in an open mode for members of the Working Structures of the EES of the CIS, became part of the final conference of the working structures of the EES of the CIS for 2023.

The first International League of Young Specialists of the CASE-IN Championship was dedicated to this topic, the final of which took place on October 13 at the Youth Day of the Russian Energy Week International Forum. The best specialists from 8 CIS member countries presented their bold decisions to the industry community and were able to gain important professional skills for career development.

The meeting was attended by representatives of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the Republic of Armenia, the Republic of Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Kyrgyz Republic, the Russian Federation, the Republic of Tajikistan and the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The Head of the Department of Access to Foreign Markets and Settlement of Trade Disputes of the Department of Trade Policy of the Eurasian Economic Commission addressed the participants of the meeting with a welcoming speech Kaminsky Ilya Sergeevich, Director of the Association for the Development of Renewable Energy, Alexey Borisovich Zhikharev and Head of the General Energy Department of RUE BelTEI Milk Andrey Fedorovich. The speakers expressed their willingness to cooperate, talked about activities at the level of states and organizations in the field of low-carb development, and invited the meeting participants to relevant events in 2024, in particular, the International Climate Competition "Green Eurasia". 

The information message "Experience in implementing low-carbon projects of PJSC RusHydro" and the proposal to hold a seminar (strategic session) on practical issues of using carbon units in the CIS member states in the 2nd quarter of 2024 was delivered by the Head of the Department of Industrial Engineering and Sustainable Development of PJSC RusHydro Kraevoy, Alexander Sergeevich.

The results of the work of the commission for operational and technological coordination of the joint work of the energy systems of the CIS and Baltic countries, in particular, on the approval of the basic technical requirements for renewable energy generation facilities operating as part of the energy systems (in terms of solar and wind generation), were reported by the Deputy Head of the Directorate for the Development of the UES JSC "SO UES" Afanasyev Dmitry Alexandrovich.

The Director for Low-Carbon Development of the Executive Committee of the EEC of the CIS spoke about the results of the working group "Formation of the common Electric power market of the CIS member States", in particular, about the draft report "Analysis of market mechanisms for the development of renewable energy sources in the CIS member States" Polyanichkina Tatiana Vyacheslavovna.

The Adviser of the Department of Economic Cooperation participated in the report on the development of the concept of cooperation of the CIS member states in the field of energy until 2035. Executive Committee of the CIS Valevich Elena Vladimirovna.

On the action plans of the CIS Electric Power Council and the CIS EC EES in 2024, including in the framework of The plan for the implementation of the Concept of the Russian Federation's Chairmanship in the CIS in 2024 was announced by the Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of the EEC of the CIS Petrova Nina Alekseevna.

Following the meeting, the members of the working group on low-carbon development of the CIS electric power industry approved a list of activities for 2024.

In particular, it includes:

1) to continue work on the harmonization of regulation of low-carbon development of the electric power industry of the CIS member states and the formation of a joint system of low-carbon regulation in accordance with the draft Roadmap and fundamental principles approved at the meeting;

2) collecting information (conducting a survey) on current aspects of the operation of renewable energy facilities, plans for the introduction of new renewable energy-based generating equipment and new regulatory measures;

3) development of joint reports with ESCAP and the UNECE on the connectivity of energy systems and the development of low-carbon technologies in the coal industry;

4) conducting thematic seminars and strategic sessions.

The Working Group approved and recommended the EC EEC of the CIS to submit the draft for consideration by the Coordinating Council at the EEC of the CIS The report "International experience in carbon regulation: opportunities for coordinating low–carbon development within the framework of Eurasian integration", a draft Roadmap for joint measures to harmonize low-carbon development regulatory instruments in the CIS member states, as well as a draft of the fundamental harmonized principles of low-carbon regulation, according to which it is proposed to organize work on the implementation of Roadmap measures, which For more than 6 months, representatives of 14 organizations from 6 CIS countries took part.

The summary information and recommendations prepared by the NP Market Council Association based on the survey results (5 countries participated) were also approved for inclusion in the report according to the practical approaches of the CIS member states to the circulation of certificates of origin of electric energy and the determination of indirect greenhouse gas emissions associated with electricity production.

The following draft documents were adopted for further joint revision, developed by the EC EES of the CIS in accordance with the plan of activity of the RG NUR for 2023-2025: 

1. Draft Report "Main goals, objectives, approaches and mechanisms of interaction in the field of ecology, energy efficiency, renewable energy sources and climate" (review of the regulatory framework);
2. draft "Information and analytical report on topical issues of cooperation between the CIS member states in the field of renewable energy" (aspects and mechanisms of interaction);
3. brief summary information "On professional training, retraining and advanced training of personnel for the renewable energy sectors of the CIS member States".

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