Russian president orders govt to draft long-term program to develop energy storage systems

Detailed summary

Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to work out and approve a comprehensive program by March 1, 2027 for development of electricity storage systems to…

MOSCOW. Nov 13 (Interfax) - Russian President Vladimir Putin has instructed the government to work out and approve a comprehensive program by March 1, 2027 for development of electricity storage systems to 2042 with input from regional government agencies and interested organizations, a list of instructions issued after an October 6 meeting showed.

The program, among other things, must determine the balance of production and use of batteries, storage batteries and energy storage systems, and provide for the expanded use of uninterruptable power sources equipped with Russian-made storage batteries at data centers, the instructions said.

The program must contain measures to expand the use of energy storage systems, including the incorporation of storage systems into documents for the future development of the electricity sector, participation of storage system projects in the technologically neutral selection of projects to build power generating facilities, and the use of storage systems in charging infrastructure for electric vehicles.

The government has also been instructed to work with state company Rosatom to draft a roadmap for localizing production of batteries, storage batteries and energy storage systems, with a list of investment projects needed to produce critical raw materials, materials and components, as well as deadlines for the start of production.

The federal government, Moscow city hall and Gazprombank are also supposed to consider establishing an electrochemical technology cluster in the capital to create and support a new generation of small tech companies that work in key areas of the country's technological development. As part of these efforts, the president ordered the introduction of a preferential regime and state support measures for such companies.

The federal government, Rosatom, Gazprombank and the Fund for Support of National Technology Initiative Projects are supposed to present recommendations by February 2027 on the advisability of…

Russia'…

Opening of the article, excerpted from Interfax. To read the rest, open the article on the publisher's site.