Some aspects of Russian electricity policy taking into account the EU Electricity Directive

The EU Electricity Directive aims at extension of the competitive electricity market on the European continent. Russia and its Unified Power System (UPS) have objective prerequisites to become an equal and one of the major partners of the European electricity market. Expediency and efficiency for the UPS of Russia to participate as an equal partner of the European electricity market as well as the appropriate interaction with power systems of the CIS countries should underlie the policy for development of the electric utility industry and the UPS of Russia. Selection of the best scenarios of energy cooperation development on the European continent should be directed to creation of the common market of electricity and power as a basis of the common energy space. A number of international projects aimed at solution of this problem are implemented with the participation of Russia.