The rate of growth in demand for electricity in Russia will soon exceed the capacity growth opportunities for existing facilities. Power plants put into operation in recent years due to energy reform may not be enough for everyone, warns Anatoly Chubais. According to him, since 2007. Russia has received 35 GW of generating capacity, but if not to provide new inputs, the country will again face a deficit. According to various forecasts, this will occur from 2021 to 2025. If the remaining years do not begin the active construction of power plants, there will be an energy crisis. "We will receive a power outage at the most dramatic moment, for example, in winter at a temperature of minus 30. There is a risk that with a maximum load of existing equipment, simply not enough. And if there is a shortage of electricity and prices can go up "- quoted the chairman of the management of the MC Rusnano," Rossiyskaya Gazeta ". "This is an extremely dramatic situation. I'm not saying that there are a lot of technological issues. To repair the station, it must be turned off. To disable it, you need to transfer the load somewhere. And you have a shortage of capacity. Everything can not be repaired. Wear is increasing, "- Chubais drew a bleak picture. The construction of one power plant takes from three to seven years. Therefore, they need to start designing and building now. To solve the problem, the concept of new modernization mechanisms is needed, since capacity contracts, thanks to which several power stations were quickly built during the reform, are coming to an end. The government is discussing this issue, and by the end of the year a basic investment decision can be made, the expert said.. Chubais explained that the new mechanism will focus not on increasing the volume of capacity, as last time, but on the introduction of new technologies. "State support is needed for a renewable energy project," he said.. According to the plan, by 2024. should be put into operation 5-6 GW "green capacity". This is only 2.5% of the total energy production. Ideally, Russia should strive for 15% of alternative sources - more we do not need. "We have a relatively inexpensive gas. This is a natural advantage of Russia, and it should be used, because while gas generation is cheaper than solar generation, "- said the head of" Rosnano ". However, the renewable energy potential has more improvement potential than the traditional one, which has reached its technological limits: "The price of kWh of new energy will inevitably equal the price of thermal kW / h. And then there will also be a decline ". Therefore, over time, the "green" energy will be cheaper, and then it will play a more prominent role in the country's energy balance.