Requirements for companies’ energy saving programs under the conditions of digitalization of Russian economy

Abstract

The research has been done in the field of organizational aspects of the program approach application to manage the processes of energy saving and energy efficiency improvement at enterprises in the context of shaping digital economy. The analysis of existing standards in the area of program management allowed formulating the main requirements for their adaptation with regard to the conditions under consideration. It also allowed determining key priorities needed in order to provide the necessary organizational changes. The concept of energy saving and energy efficiency improvement positioning in the enterprise management priority system was employed as the host methodological platform for the research. When implementing the suggested approach, the processes under study were viewed, first, from the point of solving the current problems of the energy utilities functionality at the enterprise; second, from the point of one of the possible concepts of solving tactical objectives for production and commercial operations efficiency improvement at the enterprise; third, from the point of one of the strategic directions of the enterprise development focused on its competitive growth. For each variant under consideration, requirements were formulated for establishing organizational support of measures on design, implementation and commercialization of energy-efficient innovations. Implementation of the suggested approach will foster integration of the energy saving and energy efficiency improvement processes as well as the processes of innovation development in the framework of the single control path. Results of the conducted research can be employed by enterprises that belong to various sectors and business profiles when forming energy saving and energy efficiency improvement programs in the context of Russian economy digitalization with different variants of the processes under study positioning in the management priority system.