Russia and China: cooperation in the electric power sector

Abstract

The article is dedicated to the analysis of modern status of Sino-Russian cooperation in electric power supply industry, and the prospects of its development in the Russian Far East. The experience of the two-country interaction in this sphere has been dealt with; data characterizing energy generation and consumption in China and Far Eastern districts of the Russian Federation, have been quoted. The necessity to extend Sino – Russian partnership has been deduced, with emphasis on renovation and construction of new infrastructural facilities, as well as upgrading of power equipment of the Far Eastern Federal district.