The article offers prospects for the development of clusters in the electric power industry. The goals, objectives and principles of the cluster development strategy in the energy sector are formulated. The strategy is based on the organizational and economic mechanism for regulating the development of the energy sector.
The transition of the electric power industry to an innovative development path is the most important problem, the successful solution of which will largely determine the prospects for improving the competitiveness of the domestic economy. However, over the past few years, innovation in the energy sector has been characterized by insufficient activity. In the context of the global financial crisis, this situation becomes a factor that hinders the overcoming of negative trends in the development of the domestic economy and complicates its subsequent transition to a path of sustainable growth.
The electric power industry is currently undergoing significant changes. The changes are due to scientific and technological progress, the process of European integration of the energy sector, regional and sectoral internal factors, and so on. Today, the formation of cluster structures in the electric power industry of Ukraine is a necessary condition for the revival of domestic production, increasing the efficiency of innovative development, achieving a high level of economic growth, energy efficiency, energy security and energy independence. Informatization on the specifics of the development of the country's regions contributes to the actualization of the role of clusters, which will create competitive advantages.
Along with this, problems related to the development and implementation of the cluster approach regarding the integration transformations of the energy industry in order to ensure sustainable development of the region are insufficiently studied. There is no single method for determining potential clusters, a system of criteria and indicators for the development of energy-saving systems clusters that would allow you to make management decisions on their creation, increase the number of employees efficiency of their functioning and improve strategic management models regional development of renewable energy.
Economy of electric power industry development on renewable energy sources in Russia taking into account the world tendencies
