Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences / The Impact of the Krasnoyarsk Krai Regional Gasification Project on the Existing Energy Supply System

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Issue
Journal of Siberian Federal University. Humanities & Social Sciences. 2026 19 (6)
Authors
Verkhoturov, Andrey V.; Pyzhev, Anton I.; Zander, Evgeniya V.
Contact information
Verkhoturov, Andrey V. : Siberian Federal University (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation); ; Pyzhev, Anton I. : Siberian Federal University (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation); ; Zander, Evgeniya V. : Siberian Federal University (Krasnoyarsk, Russian Federation);
Keywords
socio-economic impacts of big investments; coal; natural gas; the Russian–China gas pipeline (Power of Siberia); Russia; Krasnoyarsk Krai; sustainable development of the regions of Yenisei Siberia
Abstract

Geopolitical developments in recent years have radically altered the landscape of global energy trade. Under these circumstances, safeguarding national interests requires difficult strategic decisions that entail significant investment and a considerable amount of time to implement new projects. Expanding the gas transportation infrastructure for Russian gas exports to the People’s Republic of China could partially offset the decline in foreign trade revenues resulting from the deterioration of Russia’s political and economic relations with the European Union. Part of this gas flow could be used for the gasification of regions the Russian East, which need an improvement of the environmental situation. This article provides a cost assessment of the effects of gasification in the Krasnoyarsk Krai on the economy related to coal extraction, transportation, and use in the energy sector. Calculations show that the aggregate irrecoverable losses of the coal sector of the economy, depending on the scenario conditions, could range from 160.9 billion rubles to 247.4 billion rubles ($ 2.2 bln to $ 3.3 bln, respectively). The figures provided give an idea of only a relatively small portion of the opportunity costs of implementing the initiative. The current pause in the implementation of plans to build the second phase of the Russian–China gas pipeline (Power of Siberia 2) should be used to thoroughly analyze the full range of socio-economic effects of the project’s implementation

Pages
1286–1292
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UMBXPQ
Paper at repository of SibFU
https://elib.sfu-kras.ru/handle/2311/158609

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