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The volume of power supplies from Russia abroad over a period of January-October 2020 decreased to 9.72 billion kWh, by 40.3% compared to the same period in 2019.

On December 10, 2020, an online meeting of the CIS national energy systems experts responsible for the preparation of the International Competitions of Professional Skills of Power Industry Personnel of the CIS Member States, was held in Moscow.

Energy companies of the Russian Federation spent 300 billion on preparations for winter.

Asian Development Bank Allocates $ 105 Million Grant to Tajikistan for demerger of Barki Tochik.

The common power market rules of the EAEU may be adopted in the first half of 2022.

The head of state signed the Law of the Republic of Kazakhstan "On Amendments and Supplements to Certain Legislative Acts of the Republic of Kazakhstan on Supporting the Use of Renewable Energy Sources and Power Sector".

On November 23, 2020, the UNECE Expert Group on Cleaner Electricity Systems held an international round table "Achieving Carbon Neutrality with Carbon Capture, Use and Storage Technology (CCUS)".
The roundtable raised awareness about the potential of CCUS technologies and encouraged countries to develop and integrate policies to allow full commercialization of CCUS technologies. Experts concluded that a funding mechanism for CCUS is needed and called for governments and financing institutions to direct investments towards modernizing energy infrastructure.

It is planned to almost double the amount of power lines reconstruction in Belarus in 2021-2025. Systematic work in this direction is already underway.

Uzbekistan plans construction of 5 GW of renewable energy capacities by 2030.