Regional Development Strategy: the Republic of Buryatia

Regional Development Strategy: the Republic of Buryatia - 2015

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CONTENTS

Introduction	5
Section 1 Socio-Economic Trends and Problems
Chapter 1. The Republic of Buryatia in Russia's Economy	11
Chapter 2. International Market's Role in the Development	25
Chapter 3. Growth Potential	33
3.1. Natural Resources	33
3.2. Labor Resources	37
3.3. Financial Resources	47
3.4. Institutional Resources	56
Chapter 4. Standard of Living and Social Infrastructure Provision in the Republic of Buryatia	67
4.1. Living Standard of the Population	67
4.2. Social Infrastructure Provision	73
Chapter 5. The Baikal» Development Factor	77
Section 2 The Long-Term Development Concept
Chapter 6. Long-Term Growth Conditions	83
6.1. External Growth Conditions	83
6.2. Economic Growth: Problems and Restrictions	85
6.3. The Republic of Buryatia's Comparative Advantages	86
Chapter 7. Development Senarios in Prospect	89
7.1. General Targets and Development Policies	89
7.2. Development Scenarios	94
Chapter 8. Prognostic Model of the Socio-Economic Development	102
Chapter 9. Long-Term Development Parameters: Macroeconomic Aspect	108
Section 3 Basic Trends of the Long-Term Development of Industries and Economic Sectors
Chapter 10. The Mineral-Resource Complex	119
10.1. Current State of the Mineral-Resource Complex	119
10.2. Development Prospects for the Mineral-Resource Complex	123
Chapter 11. The Fuel-and-Energy Complex	133
11.1. Fuel-and-Energy Balance Dynamics	133
11.2. The Role of Fuel-and-Energy Resources in the Republic of Buryatia's Economy	138
11.3. Peculiarities and Problems of the Fuel-and-Energy Complex Development	140
11.4. Assessment of the Republic of Buryatia's Fuel-and-Energy Supply System considering Energy Security Criteria and Factors	158
Chapter 12. Forestry and Game Husbandry	166
12.1. Current State of Forestry	166
12.2. Forest Industry Development Prospects	178
12.3. Current State of Game Husbandry	184
12.4. Game Husbandry Development Prospects	190
Chapter 13. The Machine-Building Complex	196
13.1. Current State of the Machine-Building Complex	196
13.2. The Machine-Building Complex Development Prospects	202
Chapter 14. The Transport Complex	212
14.1. Current State of the Transport Complex	212
14.2. The Transport Complex Development Prospects	220
Chapter 15. The Construction Sector	228
15.1. Basic Industries of the Sector	228
15.2. The Housing Construction System in the Republic of Buryatia	243
15.3. Target Programs for Housing Provision of the Population	248
15.4. The Construction Sector Development Prospects	251
Chapter 16. The Agro-Industrial Complex	258
16.1. Agriculture	258
16.2. Agricultural Production Processing	263
16.3. The Agro-Industrial Complex Development Prospects	267
Chapter 17. The Housing and Utilities Complex	276
17.1. Housing	276
17.2. Utilities System	278
17.3. Economic Characteristic of Housing and Utilities	281
17.4. Reform of the Housing and Utilities Complex	286
Chapter 18. The Foreign Economic Sector and Tourism	295
18.1. Foreign Trade Development Prospects	295
18.2. Current Situation with Tourism and the Use of Recreational Resources	299
18.3. Tourism Development Prospects	306
Section 4 Energy Policy
Chapter 19. Energy Security Provision	315
19.1. Energy Policy Tasks and Scenario Conditions	315
19.2. Meeting Energy Security Requirements	317
19.3. Coal Industry Development	319
19.4.Upgrading Power Industry	325
19.5.Upgrading Thermal Energy Production and Distribution	326
19.6. The Potential and Conditions for Expanding Gas Supply to Consumers	329
19.7. The Use of Non-Traditional Renewable Energy Sources	334
19.8. Ecological Aspects of Energy Security Provision	341
Chapter 20. Actualizing Energy Saving Potential	346
20.1. The Dynamics of Energy Consumption and Energy Intensity of the Products	346
20.2. Energy Saving Management Today	351
20.3. Estimates of the Energy Saving Potential	358
20.4. Trends in Actualizing Energy Saving Potential	371
Chapter 21. Power Market Development Prospects	378
21.1. Power Market Formation Factors in the Republic of Buryatia	378
21.2. Balance Conditions in the Power Markets' Development	383
Chapter 22. Application of the Fuel-and-Energy Complex' Resource Base	391
22.1. Coal Resources and Reserves	391
22.2. Oil and Natural Gas Resources	396
22.3. Renewable Primary Energy Sources	396
Section 5 Sustainable Growth Promotion Policy
Chapter 23. Investment Policy	403
23.1. Investment Situation and Investment Dynamics in the Republic of Buryatia	403
23.2. International Investment Cooperation Potential	413
23.3. Management System for Investment Activity in the Republic of Buryatia	416
23.4. Capital Accumulation Trends and Priority Economic Branches	420
23.5. Investment Policy Basic Trends	427
Chapter 24. Environmental Policy	431
Chapter 25. Energy Saving Policy	439
25.1. The State and Organization Problems of Energy Saving Activities in the Republic of Buryatia	439
25.2. The Approaches to Forecasting Consumption and Regulating Fuel and Energy Resources in the Republic of Buryatia	443
25.3. The System of Providing Fuel and Energy Resources' Rational Use in the Republic of Buryatia	445
25.4. Energy Saving Policy Basic Trends	445
APPENDICES
Appendix 1. Basic macroeconomic parameters of the socio-economic development of the Republic of Buryatia for 1996-2003	451
Appendix 2. Prognostic parameters of the socio-economic development of the Republic of Buryatia	454
Appendix 3. The dynamics of industry complexes	540
Appendix 3.1. Basic development parameters of nonferrous metallurgy of the Republic of Buryatia	540
Appendix 3.2. Balance of primary energy and its equivalents for the Republic of Buryatia (2003)	541
Appendix 3.3. Basic development parameters of the timber industry of the Republic of Buryatia	542
Appendix 3.4. The machine-building complex	544
Appendix 3.5. The construction sector	546
Appendix 3.6. Basic development parameters of the housing and utilities complex of the Republic of Buryatia	551
Appendix 4. Energy Security Strategy of the Republic of Buryatia	555
Appendix 5. Fixed capital availability, movement and structure in the Republic Buryatia in 2002	580
Appendix 6. Environmental policy	585
Appendix 7. Energy saving comparative parameters	594
List of References	609

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