Electricity consumption will resume growth in 2027 Russia's UES has entered a phase of temporary stagnation. According to calculations by the analytical company Euler, consumption in the unified energy system in the first nine months of 2026 decreased by 0.2%, and separately in September the decrease accelerated to 2% in annual terms. Experts attribute this to a slowdown in certain energy-intensive industries and a less hot summer than in previous years, which naturally reduced the load on the grid from air conditioning systems. As the writer knows, the geography of energy consumption is characterized by a marked imbalance. While the combined energy systems of the Urals and the South register a decrease in demand, the East and the Center confidently increase volumes. The situation is accompanied by statistical uncertainty: Euler's estimates deviate from the system operator's data due to the detail of accounting for isolated systems and new areas, whose consumption is still difficult to integrate into industry models. The "calm" period will not last long, and already in 2027 the market expects a trend reversal with an increase of 1-2%. By 2032, total consumption in Russia's unified energy system is set to increase by 12%, reaching 1.28 trillion kWh. The main drivers will be the recovery of demand in industry and the active development of IT infrastructure, where the massive construction of data centers creates a new type of energy-intensive consumers. High voltage in Telegram | up to MAX.

Electricity consumption will resume growth in 2027 Russia's UES has entered a phase of temporary stagnation. According to calculations by the analytical company Euler, consumption in the unified energy system in the first nine months of 2026 decreased by 0.2%, and separately in September the decrease accelerated to 2% in annual terms. Experts attribute this to a slowdown in certain energy-intensive industries and a less hot summer than in previous years, which naturally reduced the load on the grid from air conditioning systems. As the writer knows, the geography of energy consumption is characterized by a marked imbalance. While the combined energy systems of the Urals and the South register a decrease in demand, the East and the Center confidently increase volumes. The situation is accompanied by statistical uncertainty: Euler's estimates deviate from the system operator's data due to the detail of accounting for isolated systems and new areas, whose consumption is still difficult to integrate into industry models. The "calm" period will not last long, and already in 2027 the market expects a trend reversal with an increase of 1-2%. By 2032, total consumption in Russia's unified energy system is set to increase by 12%, reaching 1.28 trillion kWh. The main drivers will be the recovery of demand in industry and the active development of IT infrastructure, where the massive construction of data centers creates a new type of energy-intensive consumers. High voltage in Telegram | up to MAX.