Introduction. In the West, concessions are the most common form of public-private partnership in such
sectors of the economy as telecommunications and communications (60 %), energy production and distribution
(19 %), transport (18 %), and water supply (3 %). As a form of public-private partnership concession
agreement pursues the goal of involving private investment in the creation, reconstruction, modernization of
socially significant publicly owned facilities. Based on public interests, government will determines the goals and
parameters of the concession project and takes control over its using, and the concessionaire takes on
operational activities (development, financing, creation, use, management, provision of services to consumers).
Purpose. The purpose of this article is to conduct concessions, including the content concluding, amending and
terminating a concession agreement in the field of heat supply. Methodology. Achieving this goal was
achieved through the use of general scientific and particular scientific research methods: dialectical, formal
logical, systemic-structural, comparative legal, technical-legal, linguistic, scientific analysis method. Results.
The historical aspect of the formation of the concession and the analysis of concession models leads to the
conclusion that this legal framework is the most effective alternative of public-private partnership in relation to
socially significant infrastructure facilities. Conclusion. Today, there is a process of implementation of the
concession mechanism in Russia, the state is interested in partnerships with private capital in weak investment
areas. However, society and business have incomplete understanding of the essence of the concession, the
practice of its application. The transition to a concession system means a change in the essence of relations
between the state and business in both legal and economic contexts. The implementation form of the
concession agreement should fix the balance and mutual interest of the parties in the application of the most
effective, modern and technological methods of construction, reconstruction and use of facilities, as well as the
provision of quality services to consumers.