The Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak has
chaired a meeting in Moscow to discuss preparations for the 25th
World Energy Congress. The event will take place at the ExpoForum Convention
and Exhibition Centre in St. Petersburg on 2427 October 2022.
The meetings participants included representatives of the Ministry of
Energy of the Russian Federation in charge of preparations for the Congress,
representatives of the Russian National Committee of the World Energy Council, and the
Roscongress Foundation.
Alexander Novak announced that the Russian Federation, in its role as
host country, has begun active preparations for the event: «The World Energy Congress is a landmark event for
the global fuel and energy sector. It is now of utmost importance that the
efforts of countries are united in achieving a balance of interests between
both producers and consumers of energy resources. In view of this, the Congress
can become a benchmark international platform for the formation of a
consolidated position on key issues of development in the industry in order to
ensure universal energy security.»
According to Adviser to the President of the Russian Federation, Deputy
Chairman and Executive Secretary of the World Energy Congress 2022 Organizing
Committee Anton Kobyakov, preparations for the Congress are being carried out
in close coordination with the Secretariat of the World Energy Council.
«At the present moment, 25% of activities in the Plan for the Preparation
and Delivery of the Congress have been completed, including drawing up the
marketing and communications strategy and conditions for participation in the
exhibition, launching the event website at worldenergyconggressrussia.org as
well as a number of social media pages, and commencing preparations for the
rollout of the invitation campaign,» Kobyakov announced.
Invitations to
participate in the Congress will be sent out to heads of state, members of
government, energy ministers, heads of international organizations, and company
heads from across the fuel and energy sector.
Road to Congress 2022 is a series of online events being held as part of the promotional campaign for the Congress. The first conference, COVID-19: Accelerating a Better Energy Future for All, was held in June 2020 and received a great deal of positive feedback. The next event to be held jointly with the World Energy Council as part of the Road to Congress 2022 series will take place on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum at the ExpoForum Convention and Exhibition Centre on 25 June.
Official website of
the 25th World Energy Congress: worldenergycongressrussia.org.