Great opportunities for small-scale power generation: an exclusive interview with Maxim Zagornov

Small-scale power generation today is in the zone of increased attention from both Russian business and monopolies. After a temporary slump caused by sanctions imposed on the supply of European generating equipment, the industry has suddenly «exploded» the Russian energy agenda: requests for the construction of distributed generation facilities in various Russian regions have increased manifold.

Maksim Zagornov, Director of «MKS Group», President of the Small Power Association, Chairman of the Small Generation Subcommittee of «Business Russia», in an exclusive interview with «GEOENERGETICS INFO», an independent online publication, and Boris Martsinkevich, the most famous industry blogger, spoke about the reasons for the rapid growth of the small power industry in Russia - despite sanctions, tighter regulation, and economic turbulence.

What opportunities does small-scale power generation offer for modern industrial enterprises? Why exactly can gas piston power plants become a reliable defence against sudden power outages, and in some cases they can be used as a «hot standby»? What is the relationship between small and large-scale power generation and why are Rosseti so afraid of the development of distributed generation in Russia? How can small-scale power generation help remote regions of the Far East and Siberia? And what, in general, is in store for the Russian energy sector in the near future?

About this and much more - in an interview with Maxim Zagornov specially for «GEOENERGETICS INFO».