Problems аnd Prospects оf Energy Development in Buryatia

Abstract

The author analyzes the condition of the power industry of the Republic of Buryatia. The article highlights the main problems of the industry, the solution of which allows us to determine the main directions for further development of the industry. The necessity of commissioning new energy facilities for increasing the energy security of the republic, the efficiency of the energy system and solving ecological problems related to the protection of Lake Baikal is grounded. The necessity of development and implementation of new effective programs for updating equipment of power plants, reconstruction of electric and heat networks is shown. The necessity of the introduction of the heating capacities of Ulan-Ude CHPP-2 for increasing the efficiency of the energy system, solving the issues of city development is substantiated.The tasks of power engineers arising in connection with the protection of Lake Baikal are considered.The required amount of electricity and capacity for transferring heat supply to the Central Ecological Zone of the Baikal Nature Territory for electricityThe necessity of ecologically acceptable regulation of the Baikal level with attraction of all capacities of the electric power industry of the Baikal region is shown, which should be taken into account in the development of forecasts of the development of the energy systems of the Baikal region, as well as changes in the “Basic rules for the use of water resources in the reservoirs of the Angara cascade of HPPs”.It is proposed to consider alternative power supply options for Mongolia instead of building hydropower plants in the Selenga river basin, including the construction of a 500 kV transmission line from Gusinoozersk to Mongolia.The variants of power supply in the north of the Baikal region with the construction of the Mokskaya HPP are considered.