EIRP Russia Energy Series – Russia’s Coal Sector

In the sixth installment of EIRP’s working paper series on Russia’s global energy role, Irina Mironova assesses the prospects for Russia’s coal sector.

“Russia’s Coal Sector: Between Sanctions and the Global Energy Transition” examines the least prominent of Russia’s fossil fuel industries, but one that forms the backbone of Russia’s railway system and whose workers have had outsized political impact in the past. While Russia has been largely able to redirect its coal exports following its invasion of Ukraine, the sector faces important challenges ahead.

Read the report here.

You can find other papers in the Russia Energy series below. Subscribe here to stay up-to-date on the latest EIRP news and analysis.

Rosatom – A Difficult Target, by Alexandra Prokopenko

Russia’s Renewable Energy: Prospects in an Era of Geopolitical Competition, by Yury Melnikov

Russia’s Oil Sector – Wounded But Still Working, by Sergey Vakulenko

Cooling Prospects for Russia’s Arctic Development?, by Timur Kulakhmetov

The Outlook for Russia’s Natural Gas Sector, by Tatiana Mitrova

Russia’s Coal Sector: Between Sanctions and the Global Energy Transition, by Irina Mironova

Russia’s Turn to the East: Energy Exports to China and India, by Timur Kulakhmetov