Electricity market as a special segment of the Russian economy

Russia is the fourth largest energy market in the world in terms of production and consumption of electricity after China, the USA and India. The main distinctive features of the electricity market are the continuity of operation and uneven schedule of supply of power and electricity, determined by the nature of changes in demand over time; the lack of the possibility of forming a reserve of electricity in sufficient quantities on the scale of the power system; the lack of accurate planning of production and consumption; the lack of