The Collapse of Russia's Energy Strategy: The Ministry of Energy Failed Putin's Orders

We analyze the key results and challenges of REW 2025, shaping the future of Russia's fuel and energy sector. Our country's energy sector is on the brink of a systemic crisis due to the failure of key strategies and departmental disunity. Boris Martsinkevich compares current approaches with the legendary GOELRO plan and examines why the Ministry of Energy failed Vladimir Putin's instructions. There is only one solution: the need to create a new, effective development plan—GOELRO 2.0—with the help of an independent expert community. Learn more in the new video. 00:00 The collapse of Russia's energy strategy: the Ministry of Energy has failed Putin's orders. 01:10 The Russian Ministry of Energy's Failures: A Forgotten Strategy for the Far East 01:38 Energy Strategy 2050: Where is the implementation plan? 02:24 Fuel and Energy Crisis: Losses in the Coal Industry and Oil Products Market 02:54 Government Statements: How to Stabilize Russia's Fuel Market 03:40 Collapse in the electric power industry: Tendering for new capacity has been disrupted 05:17 Ministry of Energy in fire brigade mode: Three major crises 06:05 Who's to Blame? The Big Tax Maneuver and Its Consequences 08:08 Chubais's Hydrogen Strategy: Where Did the 100 Billion Go? 09:50 GOELRO Plan: Lessons from the Past for the Energy of the Future 12:38 Departmental barriers: Why the Ministry of Energy cannot plan comprehensively 15:15 "Just in case something goes wrong": Bureaucracy is holding back the development of the fuel and energy sector 17:07 Putin on energy: Deep understanding of the industry's problems Putin's New Idea: "Locked-In Resources" for the Digital Economy 23:41 Business reacts immediately: RosHydro and YATEK projects 27:37 "Do It Yourself": A Call to the Independent Expert Community 29:11 GOELRO Plan 2.0: How to Create a Working Energy Strategy 30:17 Call to Action: Uniting for the Future of Energy