A socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of nationwide and international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events.

The Roscongress Foundation is a socially oriented non-financial development institution and a major organizer of nationwide and international conventions; exhibitions; and business, public, youth, sporting, and cultural events. It was established in pursuance of a decision by the President of the Russian Federation.

The Foundation was established in 2007 with the aim of facilitating the development of Russia’s economic potential, promoting its national interests, and strengthening the country’s image. One of the roles of the Foundation is to comprehensively evaluate, analyse, and cover issues on the Russian and global economic agendas. It also offers administrative services, provides promotional support for business projects and attracting investment, helps foster social entrepreneurship and charitable initiatives.

Each year, the Foundation’s events draw participants from 209 countries and territories, with more than 15,000 media representatives working on-site at Roscongress’ various venues. The Foundation benefits from analytical and professional expertise provided by 5,000 people working in Russia and abroad.

The Foundation works alongside various UN departments and other international organizations, and is building multi-format cooperation with 212 economic partners, including industrialists’ and entrepreneurs’ unions, financial, trade, and business associations from 86 countries worldwide, and 293 Russian public organizations, federal and regional executive and legislative bodies of the Russian Federation.

The Roscongress Foundation has Telegram channels in Russian t.me/Roscongress, English – t.me/RoscongressDirect, Spanish – t.me/RoscongressEsp and Arabic t.me/RosCongressArabic. Official website and Information and Analytical System of the Roscongress Foundation:roscongress.org.

Maksim Maksimov

Maksim Maksimov

General Director, MiM LLC
Quotes
05.10.2018
Russian Energy Week 2018
Renewable Energy Sources in Russia: From the Wholesale Market to Supplying Energy to Isolated Regions
Two mechanisms that we are also planning and developing are the theme of concessions [...] which allow us to take diesel and transfer it at least for the payback period to an entity [...] that comes in with a wind turbine, solar, etc. The second issue [...], which has already been implemented, is the theme of the return. Regulatory acts have already been issued. They allow for providing investors with a return more than 12–14% in isolated areas [...] if this ultimately leads to a reduction in tariffs for consumers
05.10.2018
Russian Energy Week 2018
Renewable Energy Sources in Russia: From the Wholesale Market to Supplying Energy to Isolated Regions
Such a draft law [allowing to install small units] exists. It has almost undergone all the endorsements [...] and has been submitted to the State Duma for the fall session [...] In principle, there are no disagreements on it. It provides for a number of innovations. The actual concepts of microgeneration are defined [...] It states that units with capacity not exceeding 15 kW do not need to be certified. There is no procedure to confirm that it is a renewable energy unit, which exists in the wholesale market [...] So we assume that the procedure will be very simple. The law also requires guaranteed suppliers to purchase this electricity if the owner’s output exceeds [...] the level of consumption. This will make it possible for people to not only install these units to cover their own consumption, but also to sell this electricity, thereby increasing its payback level and reducing it in terms of time periods
05.10.2018
Russian Energy Week 2018
Renewable Energy Sources in Russia: From the Wholesale Market to Supplying Energy to Isolated Regions
Mechanisms have been launched and broken in on the wholesale market [...] We need to start promoting [...] RES in other segments [...] For most renewable energy facilities, the stringent requirements for the design and construction of major generating facilities [...] are superfluous
26.05.2018
SPIEF 2018
Awards Ceremony for the Winners of the 15th My Country – My Russia National Contest
We must always strive towards a new quality of life in Russian villages. And you, the participants, are actively working on this
26.05.2018
SPIEF 2018
Spatial Development. Small Regions: From Survival Strategy to Development Strategy
As of 2000, 47% of housing in small towns, which are 20–50 thousand residents, did not have hot water supply, 62% had no sewer system
26.05.2018
SPIEF 2018
Spatial Development. Small Regions: From Survival Strategy to Development Strategy
The message of the President (to the Federal Assembly – Editor’s note), as well as many other fundamental government documents touch upon the problems of small towns