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Maxim Zagornov, President of the Distributed Power Generation Association, Director of «MKS Group», Chairman of the Small-scale Generation Subcommittee of «Business Russia», in an exclusive interview with «GEOENERGETICS INFO», an independent online publication, and Boris Martsinkevich, the most famous industry blogger, spoke about the reasons for the rapid growth of the small power industry in Russia - despite sanctions, stricter regulation, and economic turbulence.

Dr. Chen Lei, a research scientist from the Institute of Energy and the Institute of Carbon Neutrality of Peking University, has joined the Expert Council of the X-th International Award «DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION – GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS». Dr. Chen Lei is the winner of the national award in the nomination «Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation» of the Chinese Society of Instrumentation and the author of ten national patents for inventions, he expressed his hope that the contest, organized by the Distributed Power Generation Association, will facilitate in revealing the best projects and promotion of small-scale and renewable energy development in the world in general.

Applications for the X-th International Award «Distributed Power Generation - Great Achievements» are still being accepted.  The award, established by the Distributed Power Generation Association with the support of the business association Business Russia, has been organized since 2013 and is currently an authoritative platform for the presentation of advanced projects in the distributed and renewable energy. 

On 25 June, a meeting of the Russian Government was held in Moscow on the introduction of an extrajudicial procedure for the independent assessment of technical conditions for connection as part of the procedure for technological connection to power grids. The event was held at the Office of the Government of Russia under the chairmanship of Valery Shogenov, Acting Director of the Department of Energy of the Government of Russia. 

The Small Energy Association has submitted proposals to enhance power generation in remote areas of the Russian Far East, aiming to save around 200 billion rubles over six years through modernization projects. These initiatives include transitioning to gas piston units and offering tax incentives for equipment producers.

"Business Russia has sent a package of proposals to the Russian Government to improve the procedure for technological connection to power grids. In particular, the business association requests the development of a mechanism for the FAS of Russia to review technical conditions for technological connection issued by electric grid organizations for their redundancy. This and other initiatives were adopted during a joint meeting of two subcommittees of Business Russia - the subcommittee on small-scale generation (headed by Maxim Zagornov, President of the Small-scale Power Association) and the subcommittee on modernization and increasing accessibility of energy infrastructure.

The 10th Anniversary International Award "Distributed Power Generation - Great Achievements" is one of significant industry events in Russia. On July 1, acceptance of applications for the award begins. According to the organizers of the contest, despite the sanctions pressure, many Russian energy companies have demonstrated an unprecedented ability to mobilize, continuing to implement innovative projects and commission new small power facilities. The main task of this year's award is to discover such projects, effective import substitution programs, encourage all those who, despite the situation, continued to develop the small-scale distributed power industry in the country. Applications will be accepted until November 1.

On July 4, Moscow hosted the signing of an agreement between the Small Energy Association and «Heat & Electro» - an international exhibition of energy equipment for heat supply and power generation at industrial enterprises of various sectors and municipal facilities.

On June 28 in Moscow, a cooperation agreement was signed between the Small Energy Association and HEAT&POWER - a specialized exhibition of industrial boiler, heat-exchange and power-generating equipment.

The Small Energy Association proposed creating a permanent body under the Federal Antimonopoly Service of Russia, which, upon applications from applicants for technological connection, will review the technical conditions issued by electric grid organizations for their redundancy. The Association outlined this initiative in a letter sent to the Government of the Russian Federation.

A joint meeting of two subcommittees of the Energy Committee of Business Russia took place in Moscow: the subcommittee on small-scale generation (headed by Maxim Zagornov, President of the Small-scale Power Association) and the subcommittee on modernization and increasing accessibility of energy infrastructure. The participants of the meeting discussed how to lower the threshold for entry to the wholesale electricity market from 25 MW to 5 MW and how to optimize technological connection to the power grid. The proposals are planned to be submitted to the Government of the Russian Federation.

On November 1, Maksim Zagornov, Business Ambassador of Business Russia to the UAE, President of Distributed Power Generation Association, took part in the official reception held by the Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the Russian Federation. The event was timed to the upcoming COP28 International Climate Summit, one of the key 2023 events of the UAE dedicated to combating climate change.

On October 20, a panel session "Development of distributed power generation in remote and isolated areas of the Asia-Pacific Region: the role of the state and business" was held in the frames of the Third Asian and Pacific Energy Forum in Bangkok. The event was organized by Distributed Power Generation Association, Far East and Arctic Development Corporation and All-Russia Public Organization "Business Russia".

The team of Distributed Power Generation Association has successfully completed its participation in the International Oil and Gas Exhibition ADIPEC-2023 in Abu Dhabi. Within four days, several dozen meetings and negotiations with representatives of UAE oil and gas companies, including Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), took place in the frames of the world's largest energy event. Besides, a panel discussion with the participation of representatives of the UAE Ministry of Industry and Advanced Technologies (MoIAT) was held to negotiate possible development of the Russian power business in the Emirates.

The Secretariat of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) has included a panel session "Development of distributed power generation in rural and remote areas of the Asia-Pacific Region: the role of the government and businesses" in the business program of the Asia-Pacific Energy Week. The corresponding initiative was proposed by Far East and Arctic Development Corporation, Distributed Power Generation Association and All-Russia Public Organization "Business Russia".