DIGITALIZATION OF THE RUSSIAN ENERGY SECTOR: STATE-OF-THE-ART AND POTENTIAL FOR FUTURE RESEARCH

Alexander N Alekseev,Svetlana V Lobova,Aleksei V Bogoviz,Yulia V Ragulina

doi:10.32479/ijeep.7673

Abstract

In this paper, we review forty seven best papers on digitalization of the Russian fuel and energy complex. All the papers are written in Russian and published in a number of Russian academic journals that are mostly distributed via closed national library systems and, consequently, are not available for foreign scholars interested in studying Russia's energy policies. Our review identifies a total of five research directions in the Russian scholarship: (i) general trends in digitalization of the Russian fuel and energy complex; (ii) concepts and approaches used by the Russian scholars; (iii) government policies; (iv) digital technologies; and (v) security concerns. Each research direction is carefully covered and analyzed. Then, we identify gaps in the Russian scholarship and propose three potential research areas.Keywords: Digitalization, Energy Industries, Russia, Contemporary ScholarshipJEL Classifications: Q2, Q3, Q4DOI: https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.7673

Highlights

One of the key topics discusses in the contemporary scholarship is the development of digital technologies and their introduction into the energy sector (Di Silvestre et al, 2018; Truby, 2018; Goldbach et al, 2018; Andoni et al, 2019)
As is often emphasized by the leading officials in the Government of Russia (Ministry of Energy, 2018), the development of policies aimed at digitalization in the energy sector are based on expert analysis and cutting-edge scholarship
Et al.: Digitalization of the Russian Energy Sector: State-of-the-art and Potential for Future Research we review the leading Russian scholarship focused on federal policies aimed at digitalization of the fuel and energy complex of Russia, analyze the key research areas covered, and propose the further research avenues

Summary

INTRODUCTION

One of the key topics discusses in the contemporary scholarship is the development of digital technologies and their introduction into the energy sector (Di Silvestre et al, 2018; Truby, 2018; Goldbach et al, 2018; Andoni et al, 2019). It is a combination of the following three systems: (1) Systems of smart contracts (formation, control, execution and payment), often being called “Transactive Energy” (TE); (2) systems of M2M interactions and exchange of control effects between energy cells and energy equipment of the IoT; (3) systems for maintaining the power balance and ensuring the static and dynamic stability of the Neural Grid power system (Holkin and Chausov, 2018) Another Group of scholars, (Grabchak et al, 2018), argue that the transition to a digital economy in Russia is to be accompanied by the formation of new links in the general information environment, because the open exchange of digital data in a single digital space and the use of platform solutions are its main principle. Other scholars (Massel and Gaskova, 2018) discuss cybersecurity threats in the fuel and energy complex, arguing that Russia should adopt a new cybersecurity doctrine

POTENTIAL FOR FURTHER RESEARCH

CONCLUSION