Open AccessCurrent trends and problems in the formation of heat supply infrastructure in the Russian Arctic
Author(s) -
А.А. Биев
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
iop conference series. earth and environmental science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.179
H-Index - 26
eISSN - 1755-1307
pISSN - 1755-1315
DOI - 10.1088/1755-1315/539/1/012146
Subject(s) - arctic , obsolescence , the arctic , energy supply , russian federation , natural resource economics , business , investment (military) , limiting , environmental science , economy , economics , energy (signal processing) , economic policy , engineering , political science , oceanography , geology , mechanical engineering , statistics , mathematics , marketing , politics , law
The article deals with the most important problems of the regional energy complex in the subjects of the Arctic zone of the Russian Federation. The main attention is paid to the aspects of formation of territorial heat supply systems which are the basic components of the life support infrastructure in the harsh climatic conditions of the Arctic and the Far North. Despite the predominance of energy sector in the economics of the Russian Arctic, the availability of the raw material base and an increase in the flow of investment resources to the energy industry, there is a further obsolescence and reduction of fixed assets of municipal energy supply. The highest level of heat supply and utility rates is noted here. The strengthening of these energy threats is a factor limiting the social and economic growth of the Arctic territories. The author substantiates the conclusion that some of the previously existing territorial infrastructure advantages of the Russian Arctic territories have been lost. It has led to a reduction in the total number of heat supply units, thermal energy territorial production and also the length of heat and steam networks.