Russian electricity and energy investment law / / by Anatole Boute.

• Superior document: Law in Eastern Europe, Volume 65
• VerfasserIn: Boute, Anatole,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands ;, Boston, [Massachusetts] : : Brill Nijhoff,, 2015.; ©2015
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Language: English
• Series: Law in Eastern Europe ; Volume 65.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (803 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

Electricity supply plays a strategic role for Russia’s economic development and for social peace. As a main consumer of natural gas, electricity is also of central importance for the efficient management of Russia’s energy resource basis. Today, however, the electricity sector is in an obsolete condition. Investments are needed in the modernization of the infrastructure. This book analyzes the liberalization and privatization program that Russia is implementing to attract private investments in this modernization process. Taking a comparative approach, this analysis critically assesses Russian electricity law in the light of the European liberalization experience. Given the strategic importance of electricity, investors face significant risks of government intervention. This book identifies these regulatory risks and examines investment protection mechanisms under Russia’s national and international investment obligations.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material -- Introduction -- 1 The Modernization Challenge -- 2 The Russian Electricity Market Reforms -- 3 The Regulatory Authorities -- 4 Principles of Russian Electricity Law -- 5 The Wholesale Electricity and Capacity Market -- 6 The Retail Markets -- 7 The Electricity Network Infrastructure -- 8 Combined Heat and Power and District Heating -- 9 Renewable-Energy Law -- 10 Guarantees of Protection under Russian Investment Law -- 11 International Investment Law -- 12 Regulatory Convergence -- 13 General Conclusions -- Bibliography -- Index.