Energy supply in the Khabarovsk territory: intra-regional differentiation and problems of budgetary support

Olga Dyomina,Svetlana Naiden,B Saneev

doi:10.1051/e3sconf/20197701007

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Abstract

The article is devoted to measuring solvable demand of population for energy supply services and the level of budgetary guardianship in Khabarovsk Krai. The authors show the differentiation in availability of energy supply services for consumers, explained by the geographical contrasts and existing system of settlement. There are two sources of energy supply in Krai: “Far Eastern Generating Company” (AO “DGK”) and objects of public energetics. The population pays for only a part of actual producers’ costs for energy supply services; the remaining part is compensated by the state through budgetary means. There are two ways to compensate high tariffs on energy supply for population: subsidies and privileges for consumers and subsidies for producers. The population that gets its energy from AO “DGK” pays for energy supply services almost entirely, while population that uses the services of public energetics pays only partially, with the state taking the burden upon itself to compensate the producers’ costs. In case of transitioning to full compensation, the scale of social budgetary support will increase significantly, which contradicts the logic of institutional transformation, aimed at lowering the financial burden of the state.

Highlights

Organizational and technological specifics of electricity and heat energy markets expect the necessity of state regulation of these markets to protect consumers’ rights
There are many tools of state regulation as part of the first approach but they all pursue the same goal: protect the consumers, stimulate the efficiency [4, 5]
The accessibility and consumption of energy supply services is especially important for the population of harsh Russian Far East, removed from transport arteries and economically developed centers of the country

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Introduction

Organizational and technological specifics of electricity and heat energy markets expect the necessity of state regulation of these markets to protect consumers’ rights. Since electricity and heat supply satisfy basic needs, the access to the services is necessary for all groups of population in accordance to the concept of public utility [6]. The state achieves this goal through regulating tariffs on electricity and heat energy using. The scale of budgetary guardianship depends on the dynamics of tariffs on electricity and heat energy, purchasing power of population and existing structure of population that requires social support. The Krai has both southern and northern regions that differ significantly by level of economic development, rate of distribution of public utilities and quality of life, including cost and availability of energy supply services. The issues of lowering the differentiation of tariffs on energy resources and of determining the necessary scale of budgetary support remain

Characteristics of consumers and producers of energy supply services

Tariff policy and regulation on the energy supply market

Compensating producers’ costs: population contribution and state guardianship

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