Selection of strategy for electric power engineering development in Russia for period up to 2015

The result of studies, in which an attempt to select a number of real versions for development of electric power engineering for the period up to 2015, as well as to evaluate, compare and select essentially stable trends is made, are discussed. It is shown that these trends remain actual even under market economics conditions. The necessity is emphasized for creation and introduction of new generation of units and electric power plants ecologically clean, reliable and operating in wide unit capacity range. Special attention should be paid to creation of new types of NPPs, underground NPPs as well as low-and intermediate-capacity NPPs necessary for many regions of the country