Developing the Far East fuel and energy complex

President Vladimir Putin held a meeting on developing the fuel and energy complex of the Far East in Vladivostok on September 4, 2025 at 13:45. Below are the key factual takeaways from his opening remarks and the meeting agenda.

• Main announcement/action: The President instructed government ministries and energy companies to prepare a programme for developing the energy capacities of the Far East until 2050 and to identify sources of funding; he set ensuring a sustainable gas supply to all regions as a key task and requested updates on the launch of the Yuzhno-Kirinskoye field on the Sakhalin shelf.

• Background and concrete project details: The meeting assessed regional energy options including expanding coal generation where economically justified (region’s coal reserves cited as sufficient for up to 900 years), accelerating construction and upgrade of electric power capacities and grids (electricity consumption in the Far East rose 28% over the past decade), developing large hydropower projects with reliable financing, and advancing nuclear projects (Primorskaya and Khabarovsk NPP plans, small plants in Yakutsk and Chukotka, and a floating nuclear plant to supply the Baimsky Mining and Processing Plant).

• Event details:

  • Date: September 4, 2025
  • Time: 13:45
  • Location: Vladivostok
  • Agenda/subject: detailed discussion of the fuel and energy complex of the Far Eastern Federal District, including gas supply, Yuzhno-Kirinskoye field launch, coal generation potential, hydropower development and financing, nuclear projects (including small and floating plants), power capacity construction and grid upgrades.