The 1624th issue of the bulletin "Branches of the Russian Economy: Manufacturing, Finance, Securities. Electric Power Industry" of the AK&M Information Agency.
The volume of electric generation in Russia in the first quarter of 2025 decreased by 2.7% compared to the same period in 2024 to 327 billion kWh. Directly in March, electricity generation amounted to 107 billion kWh, which is 1.6% lower than the level of production in March 2024. The warm winter factor is gradually being replaced from the comparative statistics of electricity generation. At the same time, in January-March 2025, the turnover of electric power enterprises increased by 12.5% yoy, while that of heat supply enterprises increased by 2.9% yoy.
For the first time, China took the first place in the world in terms of the total capacity of nuclear power units. This includes existing, under construction, and approved nuclear power facilities. This was announced by the Chinese Nuclear Energy Association. Currently, there are 102 power units in the country with a total capacity of 113 million kW. Currently, 28 power units with a capacity of 33.65 million kW are under construction in China, which allows the country to maintain leadership in this indicator for 18 consecutive years. There are 58 power units with a capacity of 60.96 million kW in commercial operation.
The volume of electricity exports from Russia in the first quarter of 2025 decreased by 2.9% year-on-year to 2.004 billion kWh. This is evidenced by the data of PJSC Inter RAO. Almost 43% of exports in the first quarter of 2025 accounted for the share of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, and about 14% more accounted for Mongolia. As in the first quarter of 2024, restrictions continued in the Far Eastern energy system, preventing the volume of exports to China from returning to planned levels.
The average monthly equilibrium electricity purchase prices in the competitive market in April 2025 decreased by 1.4% in the European and Ural parts of Russia compared to the previous month and increased by 3.1% in Siberia. Compared to the same period a year earlier, the equilibrium average prices in the first energy zone were 24.7% higher in April, and 37.3% higher in the second. The difference between the average equilibrium price in these two zones in April was 0.8%. The price dynamics of the past month was relatively flat in both the first and second energy zones — there were no price spikes with a drop of more than 12%.
The Zaporizhia NPP is preparing to switch to the generation mode in accordance with the norms and regulations of the Russian nuclear industry. In 2024, the station signed an agreement with Sevastopol State University for staff retraining in a number of specialties. It is mainly planned to train operational personnel in order to equip the plant with the necessary specialists to transfer the NPP power units to the generation mode. The station equipment is also being prepared.
Read more about trends in the electric power industry in issue No. 1624 of the monthly bulletin "Branches of the Russian Economy: Manufacturing, Finance, Securities. Electric Power Industry" by the AK&M News Agency dated May 28, 2025.
