+7 495 252 11 07

← To all news

Panel discussion at Heat&Power 2025: "China, Europe, and Russia: What's happening in the gas piston engine market?"

05 December 2025

On the third day of the Heat&Power-2025 exhibition, a panel discussion, "China vs. Europe. Or Russian Manufacturers?", was held as part of the conference "How Can Gas Engine Market Participants Profit in 2025-2026? Trends. Risks. Opportunities," organized by the GPU Portal.

Participating in the discussion were:

Andrey Shepelyaev, founder of Peredovaya Energetika;
Dmitry Kolesov, co-founder and technical director of Tech Group;
Denis Zuev, head of sales at SP Trade LLC;
Alexey Zhavoronkov, general director of Iterra LLC.

Moderator: Ruslan Kuznetsov, Heat&Power Ambassador.

The panel focused on a key issue in the gas piston engine market: which technological solutions — Chinese, European, or Russian — offer customers greater predictability and cost effectiveness today.

The speakers examined the current market situation in detail:

the growing presence of Chinese brands and the pace of development of their service infrastructure;
the continued reputation of European GPUs as the most reliable solutions;
the actual state of Russian developments and the barriers hindering their mass adoption;
the factors determining customer choice in 2025–2026 and their impact on the competitive landscape.