OREANDA-NEWS. January 20, 2009. Prime Minister Vladimir Putin signed an Executive Order approving the Guidelines for the State Policy for Facilitating the Power-Generating Industry's More Cost-Effective Performance on the Basis of Replenishable Energy Sources until 2020.

The Russian Energy Ministry is responsible for coordinating the efforts of federal executive agencies to implement the Guidelines approved by the Executive Order.

The Executive Order advises the executive agencies of the Russian Federation's constituent entities and local self-government bodies to stipulate measures for implementing the provisions of the Guidelines approved by the Executive Order. They will do this in line with their prerogatives while formulating regional and municipal development programmes.

The full text of the Executive Order is posted on the website of the Russian Government (www.government.ru).