Summary
This paper is dedicated to the importance of energy storage systems (ESS) in the development of the United Power System of Russia (hereinafter referred to as the UPS of Russia) in the context of global energy transition challenges. We note challenges for the Russian electric power industry, such as substantial growth of electric energy consumption and reduction of available manoeuvrable active power reserves due to the ageing of thermal generation and integration of the renewable energy sources (RES) in the power system. Conventional solutions, such as the construction of new generation and electric grids, have a long investment cycle and fall behind the dynamics of electric energy consumption growth. Features of the UPS of Russia aggravate these challenges; in this situation, ESSs are an optimal technological solution for performing functions aimed at maintaining power system operation parameters at grid nodes with a lack of manoeuvrable active power reserves. Our analysis of possible ESS functions revealed 36 typical functions grouped into 8 categories; key ones have a system-wide effect: power balance optimization, frequency control, maintaining active power reserves, RES integration. Consequently, Russia is implementing a balanced approach to the development of various ESS types, including pumped-storage hydro power plant (PSH) facilities and electrochemical (batteries) ESS (BESS), which may be used depending on conditions, costs and functions that must be performed in the power system depending on the problems to be addressed. PSH facilities are already operated in the UPS of Russia, and the construction of new ones is planned under the Development Plan of Electric Power Facilities until 2042, ensuring the storage of large volumes of electric energy, balancing the operation of NPPs, improving the overall system reliability and RES integration in Russia’s southern regions. BESSs are also developing. They are capable of rapidly control of power system parameters and, in particular, can act as analogues or even substitutes for PSH facilities if they prove cost-competitive at large power and sufficient capacity.
Read more Read lessBoth areas of ESS development show promise and are equally valid, competing with each other in the field of performing system-wide functions in the UPS of Russia. The choice of technology is governed by the overall economic and technological merit. This paper describes the existing situation with ESS implementation in the UPS of Russia. We determine that successful integration of all ESS types requires coordinated actions in the development of regulatory frameworks, creation of market payback mechanisms, launching targeted government support measures and determining a list of priority zones for ESS development. Suggestions for refining regulatory requirements that enable the accounting of
ESSs in documents on power system development are made. A key role in this process falls to the System Operator, which must determine the power system needs for ESSs and define technical standards of their operation. Intelligent ESSs implementation under conditions of reduced flexibility capabilities associated with conventional solutions with long investment timelines is not a provisional measure but a strategic necessity for the establishment of a more manoeuvrable, flexible and controllable power system capable to meet the existing internal challenges.
Additional informations
| Publication type | Session Materials |
|---|---|
| Reference | C1_11199_2026 |
| Publication year | |
| Publisher | CIGRE |
| Country | Russian Federation |
| Study committees | |
| File size | 569 KB |
| Price for non member | 30 € |
| Price for member | 30 € |
Authors
BOLSHAKOV Andrey - JSC SO UPS; PILENIEKS Denis - JSC SO UPS; UTTS Stanislav - JSC SO UPS; SATSUK Evgeniy - JSC SO UPS; IZMAILOV Ruslan - JSC SO UPS
Keywords
Energy Storage Systems, Battery Energy Storage Systems, Power System Flexibility, Pumped Storage Hydro, Capacity Deficit, RES Integration, Balancing, Fast Response, Flexibile Resources
