Problems of Russian heat supply and ways of their solution

Melentiev Energy Systems Institute of Siberian Branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Laboratory of Heat Supply Systems, 664033 Irkutsk, Russia

^* Corresponding author: penkoffsky@isem.irk.ru

Abstract

Heat supply in Russia, most of which is located in a territory with a harsh climate, is the most important social sector of the economy, largely determining the country’s energy security. Over the past period of reforming in the heat supply many problems have accumulated. This is due, first of all, to the lack of effective mechanisms for managing their functioning and development. At the same time, there is every reason to believe that the target model of the heat market adopted by the Government of the Russian Federation not only does not eliminate these problems, but further aggravates the situation