... where raising domestic coal production remains part of the energy security strategy. Concurrently, many countries are announcing plans to gradually phase out coal in their energy mix, thereby increasing demand at a much slower rate than production growth.... ... (RES) continue to rapidly gain momentum both globally and in Russia. According to the Renewable Energy Development Association (RED) data, over the past year, Russian solar and wind power plants have prevented about 8 million tons of CO 2 emissions. Although ...

... transportation services for gas within the country (tariffs for independent producers) and deep gas processing operate in the red (their costs exceed revenues). Nonetheless, these areas are strategic and are subsidized by profits from core gas operations.... ... PRC may be linked to global fuel prices, albeit with a lag). Additionally, gas exports to Asia will continue to grow: Gazprom plans to further increase supplies to China via the existing pipeline, approaching design capacity. The second half of the year ...