Russia aims to develop 400 new types of equipment, technology in fuel and energy sector
MOSCOW. July 3 (Interfax) - Industries related to Russia's fuel and energy sector need to develop and market about 400 new types of equipment and technology, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said at a strategic session with the prime minister.
The fuel and energy sector accounts for 20% of Russia's GDP and 60% of exports, and the oil and gas industry generates about 30% of the country's budget revenues, Novak said. Investment in the sector totals about 10 trillion rubles annually, accounting for about 30% of all capital investment in the country.
The stable development of the domestic market, ensuring energy security, development of intensive processing and diversification of exports require that Russia achieve technological sovereignty, both in terms of replacing critical items and developing new promising areas based on domestic technology and equipment, Novak said.
The New Nuclear and Energy Technologies national project calls for developing domestic large-capacity turbines, creating Russia's own range of critical electrical equipment, producing equipment and technologies for wind and solar power generation, localizing liquefied natural gas technology, manufacturing lithium-ion batteries and developing post-lithium technologies.
"[We expect] the continuation of work in the oil and gas sector on localizing key technologies and equipment within the context of the activities of the coordinating council. In total, industries related to the fuel and energy sector need to develop and commercialize about 400 new types of equipment and technology," Novak said.
He said Russia retains leading positions in key segments of the global nuclear energy market and is the world leader in construction of nuclear power plants abroad. State nuclear corporation Rosatom is building 22 generating units in seven countries, and all equipment and technology for the nuclear industry is Russian.
It is important to maintain this leadership, and with this in mind work will continue under the national project on developing and rolling out small-capacity reactors and zero-waste closed fuel cycle technology, developing controlled thermonuclear technology and exporting nuclear energy training, Novak said.
Efforts to replace imports in the oil, gas, electricity and coal industries are continuing and there are plans to provide the energy sector with 72% to 90% domestic technology and equipment on average, he said.