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On October 31, the 26th Oil and Gas Exhibition and Conference ADIPEC-2022 opened in Abu Dhabi. Distributed Power Generation Association team headed by Maksim Zagornov, President of the Association, Business Ambassador of Business Russia to the UAE is taking part in this world's largest event in the energy industry.

On October 25, the Distributed Power Generation Association will hold a conference Distributed Generation as a Tool for Energy Independence of Enterprises: Innovative Solutions and Import Substitution in the Industry conference. The event will be held in Moscow as part of the International Exhibition MACHINERY/ELECTRO&HEAT GENERATION 2022 and will bring together leading experts of the Russian thermal power industry.

A business mission of Business Russia and Distributed Power Generation Association to the United Arab Emirates has come to an and this week. The fifth trip of entrepreneurs to this country turned out to be the longest in time, the most representative in terms of the number of participants and diverse in the program. Within five days, the heads of 10 Russian companies visited three UAE free zones (Masdar City, KEZAD, DMCC), paid an official visit to Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and also took part in the 24th International Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition WETEX-2022. According to Maksim Zagornov, Business Ambassador of Business Russia to the UAE and President of Distributed Power Generation Association, who arranged the mission, the developments of Russian engineering companies aroused the Emirati partners' interest.

Ten companies of Distributed Power Generation Association and Business Russia will present their advanced technologies and developments in the United Arab Emirates within the framework of a business mission to the UAE. The business trip will take place on September 26-30. Its key event will be the participation of Russian entrepreneurs in the 24th International Water, Energy, Technology and Environment Exhibition WETEX-2022. In addition, Business Russia delegation will visit the three largest Free Zones in the UAE – Masdar City, Kizad, DMCC, where it will also present its opportunities and consider the issues of production localization.

On August 21, the 50th anniversary was celebrated by the Head of the Center for Intellectual Electric Power Systems and Distributed Power Generation of the Energy Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, the Head of CIGRE C6 National Research Committee, the Vice President of the Distributed Power Generation Association, Doctor of Technical Sciences Pavel Ilyushin. The author and co–author of a dozen of published scientific works and inventions, the speaker at Russian and international conferences, the winner of Distributed Power Generation — Great Achievements International Award, Pavel is justly considered as one of the founders of the distributed power generation industry in Russia and is still full of professional plans and scientific ideas.

Distributed Power Generation Association together with Business Russia are preparing for a large-scale business mission to the United Arab Emirates. The strategic goal of this trip will be to participate in the 24th International Exhibition on Water Treatment Technologies, Energy Technologies and Environmental Protection WETEX, visit key Free Trade Zones of the UAE, study specific options for opening companies and production facilities, get acquainted with the work of Business Russia Trade House in the UAE, establish direct business contacts with stakeholders.

On July 20, an online presentation of the opportunities provided by the Masdar City Free Trade Zone was held. Zoe Harries, Director of Masdar City, told Russian entrepreneurs about the advantages of one of the most popular UAE Free Zone. The event was organized by the President of the Distributed Power Generation Association, Business Ambassador of Business Russia to the UAE Maksim Zagornov and opened a series of summer webinars dedicated to the key free trade zones of the United Arab Emirates.

On June 21, the International Exhibition and Forum RENWEX-2022 started in Moscow. Traditionally, one of the key debated points was the discussion of distributed generation development in remote and isolated areas of the Far East and the Arctic. The panel session of the same name, organized by the Distributed Power Generation Association and the Corporation for the Development of the Far East and the Arctic, brought together key industry experts. Maksim Zagornov, President of the Distributed Power Generation Association, Director of MKC Group of Companies, shared information about the current situation in the industry and prospects for energy development in these territories.

On February 17, an online presentation of a new international project of All-Russia Public Organization Business Russia — Business Russia Trading House in the UAE, located on the territory of the Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi (KIZAD), took place. The event was held in a webinar format with the organizational support of the administration of KIZAD and gathered more than 50 representatives of interested companies from different regions of Russia. The project was presented by Maksim Zagornov, Business Ambassador of Business Russia in the UAE.

On February, 10 Distributed Power Generation Association (DPGA) and Association of Economic Cooperation with African States (AECAS) signed a strategic partnership agreement. The document was signed by Maksim Zagornov, president of the DPGA and Vladimir Kurchenko, Managing Director of the AECAS.

On February 17, at 13:00 (Moscow time), a webinar on «Business Russia Trading House in the UAE and KIZAD Industrial Zone: new opportunities for Russian producers and exporters» will be held. The speakers of the event will be Business Ambassador of Business Russia in the UAE Maksim Zagornov and Khalid Al Marzooqi, Commercial Director of Khalifa Abu Dhabi Free and Industrial Zone (KIZAD).

Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Nikolai Shulginov presented a Certificate of Appreciation to Director of MKC Group of Companies Maksim Zagornov. The corresponding decree was signed on December 8, 2021.

President of the Distributed Power Generation Association, Director of MKC Group of Companies, the Chairman of the Subcommittee on Distributed Power Generation of Business Russia Maksim Zagornov congratulated colleagues on the power industry with the professional holiday — Power Engineers’ Day.

Maksim Zagornov, President of Distributed Power Generation Association and Director of MKC Group of Companies, became the guest of a program by well-known industry blogger Boris Martsinkevich. The Geoenergetics YouTube channel published a big interview, during which experts discussed the hottest industry issues. How did the distributed power generation industry in Russia survive the crisis year of 2021? What is going on in the market right now? Why is business leaving the grid and what can a straightforward opposition to these processes by monopoly companies lead to? What are the prospects for traditional and alternative energy in Russia?

On December 3, in Dubai, as part of the Russian Business Forum and the National Day of Russia at the World Exhibition EXPO-2020, the Distributed Power Generation Association and Business Russia held a panel session «New Age Energy: Global Trends, Challenges and Opportunities». The discussion at the main international business venue — the National Pavilion of Russia — was devoted to the topical industry issues. Is a concept of «green energy» a tribute to fashion or a natural scenario for the development of the planet, are renewable energy sources capable of providing consumers with reliable electricity, or does their «intermittent nature» require close coupling with traditional generation? What is more relevant for business — the environmental agenda or energy efficiency? Is Russia ready in technological, and most importantly mental sense, for energy transition?