The share of power generated from natural gas in Russia is expected to increase to over 40 percent by 2050, TASS news agency reported Thursday, citing Energy Minister Nikolai Shulginov.
« The share of gas in power generation will rise, this will depend on consumption. Today it is already high, » Shulginov was quoted as saying.
« Coal power will gradually be phased out … so the share of gas will increase to more than 40 percent by 2050, » he said.
According to Shulginov, the current share of electricity generation from coal in Russia was at about 14 percent, and this figure is expected to decrease to around 8 percent by 2050.
The share of renewable energy sources would also increase, but the integration of renewable energy would still be limited due to its unstable operation, he added.
