March
2015
Sixth Northern Dimension Forum: VEGAS LEX on ways to pressure consumers during recession
The Sixth Northern Dimension Forum* took place in St. Petersburg on March 26, 2015. The event focused on interregional cross-border cooperation amid the changing realities, including some new approaches to business development in the Northern Dimension Countries. The forum featured roundtables on power generation and energy saving; the environment and nature conservation; professional training; transport and logistics; medicine and pharmaceuticals; and creative industries.
Head of the VEGAS LEX Energy Projects Practice Evgeniy Rodin spoke at the session on power generation and energy saving. His report, Methods of Pressuring Consumers during General Economic Contraction, was devoted to the problems, rights and responsibilities of all players involved in the retail electricity market. The roundtable participants discussed the future of power generation in Russia given the new macroeconomic realities, distributed generation at industrial facilities, reactive power compensation and other issues.
The event was attended by representatives of Russian and European ministries and agencies, Russian and foreign businesses and civil society.
***
*The Forum, traditionally organized by the Northern Dimension Business Council and the Association of European Businesses in St. Petersburg, is aimed at promoting cooperation between the government, businesses and civil society in Northern Dimension countries.
**Source: the Association of European Businesses website.
For more information on VEGAS LEX products and services in the power generation sector please click here.