MOSCOW, October 14. /TASS/. The Russian Energy Week (REW) International Forum starts in Moscow on Wednesday. Against the backdrop of a protracted global energy crisis, participants will discuss existing challenges and barriers, examples of cooperation, and opportunities to pool efforts to stabilize the global market, as well as ways to strengthen Russia’s position and potential.
The forum will take place from October 14 to 16 at two venues: business program events will be held at the Manege Central Exhibition Hall, while an exhibition of equipment and technologies for the fuel and energy sector will be organized in the Gostiny Dvor Atrium.
The main events of this year’s REW business program will take place on October 15 and 16. The business program features more than 30 panel sessions and discussions with the involvement of over 100 speakers split into seven thematic tracks: 'Transformation of the Oil Market,' 'Developing the Gas Market,' 'Investment in the Electric Power Industry,' 'The New Energy,' 'Ecology and Energy Efficiency,' 'The Energy of International Cooperation,' and 'Education and Human Resources'.
The agenda of this year’s forum reflects the most relevant industry trends, with participants to discuss current challenges and barriers, as well as the best practices for collaboration, according to Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak. Russian Energy Week participants will discuss global shifts in the oil and gas markets, the development of international energy cooperation, investment and modernization in the electric power industry, and the emergence of new players such as energy storage systems and data centers. Particular attention will be paid to energy supply for the Arctic and remote regions, robotization and the development of small-scale distributed generation, the environmental and climate agenda, and issues of engineering sovereignty and personnel security in the fuel and energy sector.
The key event of the business program is the plenary session. Russian Energy Week is being held with the support of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, and the Government of Moscow. The Roscongress Foundation organizes the forum. TASS is the information partner of Russian Energy Week.