The Russian Energy Week (REW) International Forum took place on October 3-6, 2018 in the Central Exhibition Hall ‘Manège’ in Moscow. The special plenary session of the Forum was attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin who addressed the audience on “Sustainable Energy for a Changing World”.
Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation Dr. Dayan Jayatilleka attended the Plenary Session where a number of high-level business, political, and administrative representatives from every continent were present. A Sri Lankan delegation consisting of Additional Secretary of the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy Merille Goonetilleke, Additional General Manager of Ceylon Electricity Board S. D. W. Gunawardena and Director General of Petroleum Resources Development Secretariat Vajira Dassanayake participated in the REW.
President Putin also led a panel discussion, which included the Saudi Minister of Oil, and top executives of Shell and TOTAL, the Western European multinationals.
The main goal of the REW is to demonstrate the prospects of fuel and oil industry in Russia while providing an upgraded platform for international cooperation in the energy sector. The Forum topics cover the development of the gas industry, coal industry, oil industry, atomic industry, petrochemistry, electricity, energy conservation, and increased energy sufficiency.
