The Soviet energy industry has been transformed, with great difficulty, from a complete ruin to its present, modern level. Today some difficulties remain: natural and economic conditions of energy production have drastically changed for the worse, while the demand for energy in the economy has grown. The energy sector is faced with rising environmental expectations from the public. The major problem is to increase the effectiveness of energy utilisation, and save energy.
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