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Key agreements at EEF-2025: RusHydro to purchase 10+ million tons of coal, Rosatom to build wind and nuclear power plants in the Far East, Wildberries to invest 1.8 billion in Yakutsk. Sber forecasts 14% rate.
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At WEF-2025, key agreements were signed in energy, logistics, and the banking sector. RusHydro will purchase more than 10 million tons of coal per year, Rosatom plans to build wind farms and a small nuclear power plant in the Far East, and Wildberries will invest 1.8 billion rubles in a logistics center in Yakutsk. Sberbank forecasts a reduction in the key rate to 14% by year-end.
The first two days were packed with industry agreements. Below are the key ones, focusing on those that change the parameters for business in the Far East.
Energy and Power Generation
RusHydro × coal mining company Coalstar. An agreement has been signed for long-term fuel supplies to Far Eastern thermal power plants at prices "factored into tariffs." RusHydro will purchase more than 10 million tons of coal annually for power generation in the Far Eastern Federal District. For the markets, this is an important anti-crisis mechanism: predictable coal prices reduce thermal generation losses and smooth out volatility. It's also a signal of support for Russia's coal mining industry, which is experiencing a crisis in 2025: against the backdrop of falling global prices and shrinking markets, the industry, according to Rosstat data, became the only unprofitable one in the country, recording a net loss of 185.2 billion rubles.
Rosatom: Wind and Nuclear Power Plants. The nuclear holding has three focus areas. First, "green" generation: plans have been announced for the construction of the region's first wind power plant in Amur Oblast with a capacity of up to 400 MW. Amur Oblast Governor V. Orlov noted that the region is "interested in developing this energy sector and will provide comprehensive support to the investor."
Second, nuclear power generation: representatives of the state corporation confirmed that a site for a potential new small nuclear power plant with a capacity of 100–150 MW is being discussed in Vladivostok. According to Rosatom head Alexey Likhachev, construction of the plant will create a significant socioeconomic impact. Up to 2,000 specialists will build the reactors, along with related services and production facilities. And to prepare personnel for the "megaproject," the state corporation plans to collaborate with leading universities in the Far East. And although the construction site was not announced at the EEF, reported that there is already a schedule for "laying the foundation stone"—the end of 2027.