How the Russian authorities plan to support fuel and energy plants What happened: The government ordered the Ministry of Energy, the Federal Tax Service and the Ministry of the Interior to develop and implement measures to normalize the financial and economic situation of fuel and energy complex organizations (FEC) facing bankruptcy by April 1, 2027. Also, interaction departments are guided with enforcement and supervision authorities on the establishment of law enforcement and supervision authorities for which bankruptcy is intentional. This stems from the action plan for the implementation of the energy strategy until 2050. Background: In July 2026, the Ministry of Energy announced the development of a financial recovery plan for the TGK-2 energy company. In April of that year, the CEO of Gazprom Energoholding, the management company of TGK-2, Denis Fedorov, stated that without regulatory measures the company would face bankruptcy due to its extremely difficult financial situation; in 2025, the government approved targeted support measures for the largest energy company in the Russian Federation, RusHydro, aimed at stabilizing its financial situation; on October 29, 2026, the court declared the company The oil VPK-Oil goes bankrupt, which owns the only Kuchanevsky refinery in the Novosibirsk region with a capacity of one million tons of oil per year. What support measures already exist: a law to introduce a mechanism for the reorganization of legal entities (allowing to maintain the company's solvency before opening bankruptcy proceedings); In May 2025, the government approved measures to support the coal industry (until the end of April 2026, companies could benefit from deferred payment of taxes and insurance premiums, after which payments were introduced for them); Debt restructuring and targeted support are available to organizations; Special bankruptcy procedure. What measures can be taken now: deferment of payments; Debt restructuring with the participation of development institutions.