Legal and regulatory framework for stimulating the creation of investment projects in the field of renewable energy in Russia

The article is devoted to the study of regulatory legal acts of the Russian Federation that regulate the processes of creation and development of renewable energy sources. It covers a wide range of issues: the procedure for co-financing projects in the field of renewable energy; procedure for determining the origin of project components, applying for subsidies in the form of state support; a mechanism for including electricity production facilities operating on the basis of renewable energy technologies in a specialized register; co-financing of costs for technological connection of electricity generation facilities operating on the basis of renewable energy technologies; the procedure for the sale of electricity in the retail and wholesale markets by renewable energy generating facilities, etc. Based on the results of the study, certain stages in the legislation development in the field of regulation of activities in the electric power industry of Russia for 2003-2022 were identified. The frequency of changes in the legislation governing public relations in the electricity industry demonstrates the flexibility of the regulatory framework in this area of public relations, which makes it possible to close existing gaps for the development of the industry. Despite the need to improve the existing regulatory framework creates favorable opportunities for the construction and operation of electricity generation facilities based on renewable energy technologies, and technological development of the Russian electric power industry as a whole.