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2024

Rosatom began building the largest wind farm in Russia for ₽50 billion

At the end of November 2024, Rosatom Renewable Energy JSC began construction of the Novolak Wind Farm in Dagestan. As part of the ceremony, the first foundation of the future energy facility worth ₽50 billion was poured. Read more here.

Gazprombank withdrew from the capital of Rosatom, which is building wind farms

On April 1, 2024, it became known about Gazprombank's withdrawal from the capital of VetroOGK-2, which is engaged in the construction of wind farms. As a result, Rosatoma became the sole owner of the project. Read more here.

2023

En + Group invests 60 billion rubles in the construction of a 1 GW wind farm in the Amur region

On September 11, 2023, the En + group announced a project for the construction of a wind farm (WES) in the Belogorsk district of the Amur region. The corresponding agreement was concluded with the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation (KRDV) and the Government of the Amur Region. Read more here.

Lukoil has built the world's most powerful wind farm in the Arctic Circle

In June 2023, it became known about the launch of the world's largest wind farm (WES) beyond the Arctic Circle. The project was implemented by Lukoil. Read more here.

Berestovskaya Wind Power Plant built for 8 billion rubles gave the first current for the Russian power system

On January 1, 2023, the Berestovskaya Wind Farm (WES) in the Stavropol Territory began supplying electricity and capacity to the wholesale electricity and capacity market. This was reported by the press service of NovaWind, which as part of Rosatom manages all wind power projects of the state corporation. Read more here.

2021: "Wind Energy Development Fund" commissioned 478 MW of capacity

The Wind Energy Development Fund (a joint investment fund created on a parity basis by Rusnano Group and Fortum PJSC) has begun industrial operation of wind farms in the Astrakhan, Volgograd and Rostov regions with a total capacity of 478 MW. Rusnano reported this on December 1, 2021. Read more here.

2019

Novak: the cost of building wind farms in the Russian Federation has decreased to the price of building a thermal power plant

According to the minister, power engineering specialists Russia the cost of electricity from renewable energy sources nevertheless costs consumers several times more expensive

Capital costs for the construction of wind farms in Russia are decreasing and have already equaled the price of the construction of gas turbine CHPPs in terms of plant costs for the production of 1 kW h. This was announced by Russian Energy Minister Alexander Novak at a forum of future leaders of the World Oil Council.

"The cost of capital expenditures for the generation of 1 kWh for the construction of wind generation was equal to the cost of thermal generation with the generation of electricity on gas," he said.

Novak stressed that the cost of electricity from renewable energy sources (RES) nevertheless costs consumers several times more expensive due to the high cost of its production and operation.

"If we talk about the cost of electricity for consumers, then it is several times more expensive," the minister said.

Wind farm owners will be able to sell energy

Citizens who own windmills up to 15 kW will be able to sell surplus energy. The State Duma will consider the bill on the legal regulation of the use of windmills and other renewable sources of low power energy in the first reading at a plenary meeting on February 6^[1].

It is proposed to amend the law "On Electric Power Industry." The bill was developed by the Ministry of Energy of Russia in accordance with the Action Plan to stimulate the development of generating facilities based on renewable energy sources (RES) with an installed capacity of up to 15 kW. Such sources of energy include wind and solar power plants.

It is proposed to introduce into Russian legislation the concept and criteria of the object of microgeneration, and create legal grounds to stimulate the development of renewable energy sources. It is established that the peculiarities of connecting to electric networks, the possibility of selling energy, the peculiarities of commercial accounting of energy volumes will be approved by the government. Also, the Cabinet of Ministers may be empowered to determine cases and the procedure for the conclusion by grid organizations of contracts for the sale and purchase of electric energy from citizens.

In accordance with the document, citizens will be able to sell surplus energy generated for their own needs, and at the same time will not pay taxes. According to Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the adoption of the document will simplify the procedure for placing wind farms, and will provide their owners with the opportunity not only to sell surplus electricity generated in retail markets, but also to take electricity from the grid if necessary. "The adoption of the bill will also allow owners of microgeneration facilities to save significant funds on the purchase of expensive batteries," said Dmitry Medvedev.

Wind farms with a total capacity of up to 300 MW will be built in the Saratov region

"Saratov region is actively promoting the direction of renewable energy development. In 2017, the first solar power plants began work. Now the turn has reached the wind, "said the governor of the Saratov region Valery Radaev

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The Wind Energy Development Fund and the government of the Saratov Region signed a legally non-binding cooperation agreement in February 2019, which provides for the construction of wind farms in the region in 2019-2023 with a total capacity of up to 300 MW.

The agreement was signed on the sidelines of the Russian Investment Forum in Sochi. The signatures in the document were put by Valery Radaev, Governor of the Saratov Region, and Alexander Chuvaev, General Director of LLC UK "Wind Power" (UK "Wind Power"). The agreement defines the general principles of cooperation between the parties on the development and implementation of projects for the construction of wind farms in the region. Investments will be made on the basis of individual solutions.

It will become easier to build wind farms in the Far East

The Russian government has excluded excessive requirements for the construction of wind farms. The corresponding decree was signed in January 2019 by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

The document excludes excessive requirements for the design, construction and operation of generating facilities operating on the basis of renewable energy sources. In particular, the need to establish protection zones in relation to wind farms is excluded, since such facilities are not critical, technological violations in their work do not entail socio-economic, environmental and other consequences for the population and socially significant facilities. According to the developers of the document, the decision made will eliminate administrative barriers in the construction of wind farms, use in full the land plots located near wind power plants^[2].

Note that the "green power" is actively developing in the Far East and a number of wind farms are already operating. In November last year, a unique wind farm began operation in the Arctic village of Tiksi in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The wind farm is unique not only for Yakutia, but also for Russia as a whole. Three unique wind plants with a total capacity of 900 kW are made in the Arctic design for operation in the harsh conditions of the Arctic. They can operate at temperatures up to -50 degrees and are able to withstand winds up to 70 m/s. The wind diesel complex will increase the reliability of power supply to the isolated polar village of Tiksi, which now houses more than 4,600 people, and reduce its dependence on expensive imported fuel. According to preliminary estimates, diesel fuel savings will be up to 500 tons per year. As previously reported in RusHydro, after testing the unique technology, options for localizing the production of equipment in Russia and the possibility of replicating the technology in energy-insulated areas of the Far East may be considered.

The largest wind generating station in the Arctic zone of Russia operates on the Chukotka Cape of Observation. In addition to this station, according to a number of agreements signed under the WEF, similar ones will be built in several more areas of Chukotka.

As explained in the Ministry for the Development of Russia, the Ministry is ready to support the initiative of entrepreneurs to launch new projects for the development of alternative power. Stimulating projects in this area finds assistance at the government level. Thus, in October, changes were made to a number of regulatory legal acts of the government, which exclude excessive requirements for the process of design, construction and operation of generating facilities operating on the basis of renewable energy sources.

2018

Six wind farms will be built in the Rostov region

Over the next three years, it is planned to create six wind farms in the Rostov region, Governor Vasily Golubev^[3] at a meeting of the Investment Council in September 2018].

"Wind farms should be built in Azov, Kamensky, Krasnosulinsky, Volgodonsky, Dubovsky districts, Gukovo," said the head of the region. - In 2019, Volgodonsk plans to create an industrial production of modular steel towers for wind power plants with a capacity of 2.5 megawatts. Thus, by the end of 2019, a new industry will appear on the Don - wind power. The availability of new production facilities in the field power engineering specialists opens up additional opportunities for the development of the Don region. "

The creation of a new production facility for wind power in Volgodonsk will create 61 jobs, said Mikhail Tikhonov, Minister of Industry and power of the Rostov Region. The average salary in the new production will be 68 thousand rubles. As a result of the commissioning of this plant, the volume of tax revenues to the budgets of all levels will exceed 650 million rubles.

According to the head of the regional Ministry of Industry, an agreement has already been signed for the supply of 388 modular steel towers by the end of 2021 as part of a project to commission wind farms with a total capacity of 970 megawatts.

Thanks to the emergence of new industries, the Rostov Region may become one of the leaders in the production of wind electricity in Russia.

Nizhny Novgorod region will switch to wind power

In the city of Dzerzhinsk, Nizhny Novgorod Region, the production of wind power gondolas has opened. The site was created with the support of the state-owned company Rusnano and Danish investors.

The opening ceremony of the plant was attended by the head of Rusnano Anatoly Chubais, the chief operating officer of Vestas Wind Systems A/S Jean-Marc Lechen, the president of Vestas Northern and Central Europe Niels de Baar and the acting governor of the region Gleb Nikitin. According to the governor, the authorities will discuss with Rusnano the possibilities of wind generation in the region. The volume of investments in innovative production amounted to 5 million euros - these funds were provided by Vestas.

"Rusnano" will launch the production of towers for wind generators

The state corporation Rusnano, together with the Spanish company Windar Renovables, plan to open the production of wind farm towers in Russia, RBC reports. Production will be opened in the Rostov region on the basis of an existing enterprise. Its modernization will be completed by the end of 2018.

Under the terms of the contract, Windar Renovables, as the main holder of shares, will provide the necessary documentation, as well as conduct specialized personnel training. Russian companies will supply up to 80% of the required raw materials.

It is planned that up to 3 billion rubles will be invested in the new enterprise within 6 years, 2 billion of which is expected from foreign investors. At the moment, the project is going through a documentary stage. However, both partners hope to complete this stage by the end of March 2018.

Fortum introduces 35 megawatts of wind generation at OREM

Since January 2018, the Fortum Wind Power Station (WES) in Ulyanovsk has been included in the power register. The new wind farm with an installed capacity of 35 megawatts became the first generating facility operating on the basis of wind energy, which began work in the wholesale electricity and capacity market (OREM). The Ulyanovsk wind farm will receive guaranteed payments for capacity under a capacity agreement (PDM) for 15 years.

The wind farm was built near the city of Ulyanovsk with a population of 620,000 people, located 680 km southeast of Moscow.

Growth in solar and wind generation is one of the cornerstones of Fortum's strategy. In 2017, Fortum and RUSNANO established the Fortum Energia investment fund on a parity basis, the purpose of which is to develop significant volumes of wind generation in Russia by PDM from 2018 to 2022.

2017

Rosatom chose RusHydro for the wind

VetroOGK (part of Rosatom) has chosen a designer for the first 150 MW of wind farms in Adygea, Deputy General Director of the company Andrei Demchuk said in November 2017 in Amsterdam. The designer will be a consortium of Mosoblhydroproekt, a member of RusHydro, Finnish Peikko (foundation work) and Danish DIS. Design work is due to be completed in March 2018. As Mr. Demchuk specified, Rosatom^[4]

Production of equipment for wind farms will be localized in Russia

Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation Vasily Osmakov held a meeting in June 2017 with representatives of Rusnano, Fortum and Vestas. The parties discussed the prospects for the implementation of joint wind generation projects in Russia and the conditions for concluding special investment contracts.

To invest in the construction of wind farms, Fortum and Rusnano created an investment fund of up to 30 billion rubles. The Danish company Vestas, one of the world leaders in the production of wind generators, will act as a global technological partner of the project.

"We are interested in creating a Russian enterprise with the transfer of our production technologies, know-how and personnel development programs. We hope that our joint project will contribute to the development of wind power in Russia, "said Tommy Rahbek Nielsen, Senior Vice President of Vestas. The main requirement for the vendor is the transfer of advanced technologies and the supply of products within the framework of a comprehensive solution for the construction and installation of a turnkey wind farm. At the same time, the production of the main components of wind power plants (VES) should be localized in the Russian Federation.

The meeting participants discussed projects to organize the production of steel towers from sheet steel and blades for VES using composite materials. The production of these components as part of the integrated supply of a wind power plant provides 31% of the contribution to the degree of localization and accounts for about 50% of the total cost of the VES.

During the meeting, it was considered appropriate to use the mechanism of special investment contracts for the implementation of these projects. Currently, negotiations are underway with a wide range of potential Russian technological partners for the supply of composite materials and rolled steel, localization of the production of towers, nacelle and hub elements, and electrical components.

Wind park in the Ulyanovsk region

In 2017, the Finnish company Fortum will complete the construction of the first wind farm in the Ulyanovsk region. Its design capacity will be 35 MW, and in the future it is planned to bring it to 350 MW. By 2024, the total capacity of wind generating plants in the region can reach 1 GW. Thus, in seven years, up to 30% of the electricity that will be used in the Ulyanovsk region will be produced using wind^[5]

The cost of the wind farm is 65 million euros. The funds are invested by a Finnish company that specializes in alternative energy sources and develops a careful attitude towards energy among consumers.

According to the head of the Ulyanovsk region, Sergei Morozov, a difficult situation prompted them to develop alternative energy sources: there was a shortage of energy in the industrialized region, which has to be purchased from "neighbors." And due to the complete absence of traditional raw materials of energy, the only way out was the construction of wind turbines for energy generation - fortunately, there is more than enough wind in the region.

In 2016, the Government of the Ulyanovsk Region agreed with the Chinese company Dongfang Electric Wind Power Co., Ltd (DEW) on cooperation in creating the production of blades for wind generators. Since the blades of modern wind power plants are huge in size - more than 50 meters - they need to be produced near the site of the future power plant. Therefore, it is planned to deploy the production of towers, blades, electrical components, protective coatings in the region. The region also has the ability to produce turbines for wind generators, which can also be used to localize production. This is all the more important because in accordance with the decree of the Government of the Russian Federation and the requirements of the Ministry of Industry and Trade, which regulate the renewable power market, most of the components and basic materials for it must be produced in Russia.

In addition to purely technical and technological issues, a personnel problem is being successfully solved. A new area of ​ ​ training for specialists in alternative energy sources has already appeared at Ulyanovsk State Technical University. Thus, by the time the last stage of the wind farm is launched, the region will be able to provide its service with its own personnel.

Rusnano will spend 15 billion rubles on the construction of wind farms

The total project budget is about 100 billion, and the rubles share of JSC "" is 15 Rusnano billion. Two more investors are involved in the implementation of the construction of the wind farm. The partners' contribution will amount to another 15 billion rubles, and the project participants expect to receive the missing amount of 70 billion rubles under credit obligations.

"Our investments will amount to 15 billion, total investments - 100 billion rubles. The leader region is Ulyanovsk, "said Anatoly Chubais

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Rusnano has signed a memorandum with PJSC Power Machines to organize joint production of components for wind farms. Elements such as towers, as well as the assembly of the gondola will be carried out at the Taganrog TKZ "Red Kotelshchik." The partners plan to attract foreign investors and establish production of domestic installations weighing 180 tons.

According to the Ministry of Energy, by the end of the year, the total capacity from renewable energy sources (RES) in the country will be over 100 MW, which is 40% more than in 2016.

Wind complexes in Adygea and Kuban

A wind farm (WES) with 60 wind electric installations (WEU) will start operating in 2019 in Adygea, the republic's administration reported in April 2017. The price of the investment project is 12 billion rubles. Another large wind farm will appear in the Krasnodar Territory in 2020. The projects are being implemented by the state corporation Rosatom.

According to experts, the Adygea wind complex will "give" 150 MW of "green" electricity. The project contractors are subsidiaries of Rosatom State Corporation - OTEK JSC is responsible for the implementation of projects, and JSC Wind Energy Separate Generating Company (VetroOGK) together with Dutch partners Lagerwey will be engaged in the production and installation of energy complexes.

Following Adygea, the wind farm will appear in the Kuban. By 2020, a wind farm will be built there, the capacity of which will be 460 MW. In the Krasnodar Territory itself and Crimea, they consume about 610 MW. Therefore, Kuban will continue to consume capacities from the Volgodonsk NPP, as well as the state district power station of the Stavropol Territory.

Rosatom will begin to build wind farms in Russia

The state corporation Rosatom and the Dutch manufacturer of wind farms Lagerwey have entered into a partnership agreement on the start of production of such plants in Russia. RBC writes about this. The structure of Rosatom and a company from the Netherlands will create a joint venture by the end of this year. Both sides will receive shares of 50% in it.

The capacity of the produced wind generators will be at least 610 megawatts. The start of production is scheduled for 2018. For this purpose, enterprises of the corporation themselves will be loaded. The degree of localization of production is planned at a level of at least 65%. "We are talking about creating a completely new industry in Russia," said Kirill Komarov, First Deputy General Director of Rosatom.

The project also involves the creation of at least three wind farms in southern Russia. Investments of the subsidiary of the state corporation of the United Heat and Power Company will amount to about 84 billion rubles.

According to Rosatom's forecasts, in seven years the volume of domestic wind power capacity will reach 3.6 gigawatts, and the cost of generated resources will reach 200 billion rubles. per year. In turn, the total volume of demand for such installations and their after-sales service is estimated at 400 billion rubles. until 2024.

2015

The wind power market in the world is quite developed, the total volume of installed capacities of power plants using wind energy reached 430 GW at the end of 2015. The past year showed the maximum increase in wind farm capacity - more than 60 GW, half of which falls on the most developing market in China. Also, the most rapid segment of wind power is growing in developing countries, as in the already developed markets of Germany and the United States, the state began to reduce support measures.

In Russia, at the end of 2015, the total volume of installed capacities according to the Ministry of Energy amounted to only 10 MW, excluding the Republic of Crimea. The state has the greatest influence on the further development of the market, however, the conditions of state support are not well worked out, so most of the capacities in 2013-2015 remained unpronounced. The main problem is the required level of localization, when in fact there is no production of RES equipment on an industrial scale on the Russian market. Also, the problem lies in the too low declared selection price, prices were set without taking into account devaluation and do not reflect the real costs of building a wind farm. According to the RES development strategy, by the end of 2024, the total volume of installed wind farm capacities should be 3.6 GW.

At the beginning of 2016, most of the wind farms need significant repairs or are on the verge of closure: in particular, only 16 out of 21 wind plants are currently operating in the Kulikovo wind farm in the Kaluga Region (the very first in Russia), each with a capacity of 225 kW (3.6 MW total capacity); Anadyr wind farm also operates only 6 out of 10 wind turbines, each with a capacity of 250 kW (a total of 1.5 MW), in the near future the station will be reconstructed and replaced by 10 wind generators thanks to the TOP program (territories of advanced development), the work will be carried out by StroyInvest-Energia LLC; The wind farm in Vorkuta has not been operating for several years, its owners are unsuccessfully trying to find buyers. In 2014, the first wind farm in the Arctic (Labytangi, Tyumen Region) was commissioned, with an installed capacity of 250 kW. In 2015, a wind power complex was launched in the Kamchatka Territory, the wind farm consists of 4 wind farms, in total their capacity will be about 1 MW. Six more wind farms were installed in Crimea (still part of Ukraine): 549 wind farms with a total capacity of 64.22 MW were installed on them.

The designs of wind towers have undergone many technological changes both in terms of their size and in terms of the materials used in their manufacture. Increasing the height of the tower can increase the amount of energy generated by 20-45%. The growing focus on producing taller towers will therefore continue to drive growth in this segment through 2020. The global wind power component market is highly competitive and is represented by a large number of both international and regional players. At the same time, both developed and developing countries are dominated by local producers, thus increasing competition. Hong Kong-based Goldwing came out on top in terms of the number of installed VESs.

In Russia, there are no plants producing wind generating plants on an industrial scale, although since Soviet times, various organizations have been producing VES (mainly state-owned aircraft plants). In the absence of a state order for domestic power, production was carried out in small batches, and the cost of the product was too high. Currently, the largest engineering corporations in Russia have expressed a desire to join this segment and increase the level of localization of Russian renewable energy sources, and several international companies are also interested in building a plant in Russia.

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