Power Generation
See also: Electricity sector in RussiaRussia is the world's fourth largest electricity producer after the USA, China, and Japan. In 2005, Russia produced 951 TWh and exported 23 TWh of electricity. Roughly 63% of Russia's electricity is generated by thermal plants, 21% by hydropower and 16% comes from nuclear reactors. Russia exports electricity to the CIS countries, Latvia, Lithuania, China, Poland, Turkey and Finland.
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