Renewable sources to account for 10% of Russia’s energy in 2050

MOSCOW, Oct 12 (PRIME) -- The share of renewable sources in Russia’s energy balance may reach only 10% in 2050 instead of the previously expected 12.5%, Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov said on Wednesday during the Russian Energy Week forum.

The share of natural gas will amount to 38% in 2050, of nuclear power may reach 25%, and hydropower generation will account for 20%, he said.

“We may change the previously announced share of renewable power sources. We said 12.5% previously, but now, it may possibly amount to 10%,” Shulginov said.

In 2021, power generation running on renewable sources accounted for 0.5% of Russia’s power production, and it should grow to 6% in 2035, he added.

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