Debuting at Heat&Power: The Captive Power Generation Forum — Industry's Strategic Response to Energy Capacity Shortages

Industrial growth, the rise of energy-intensive production and the rapid expansion of digital infrastructure — from data centres to mining facilities — are driving a qualitatively new level of demand for energy supply. At the same time, businesses are increasingly confronted with constraints: grid capacity shortages, rising tariffs, high connection costs and extended lead times for grid integration.

As a result, captive power generation is evolving from a niche solution into a core component of corporate energy strategy.
It is precisely these challenges that the Captive Power Generation Forum will address. Making its debut at Heat&Power‑2026, the Forum will bring together the key players in the distributed energy market.

The market in transition: from centralised models to energy autonomy

According to industry and business sources, Russia is experiencing a structural shortfall in available grid capacity in several industrial regions and at key growth hubs for the digital economy. As Kommersant has reported, companies are increasingly viewing the development of their own generation capacity as an economically viable alternative to grid connection — particularly given rising tariffs and infrastructure constraints.

Broader macroeconomic trends reinforce this shift. Analysis from the Roscongress Foundation indicates that energy resilience and local generation are becoming competitive differentiators for both businesses and regions. The expansion of distributed generation, hybrid systems and autonomous solutions is closely tied to industrial growth and technological sovereignty.

In this context, the move towards captive generation is not merely a cost-reduction strategy but also a means of ensuring business continuity.

A focus on practical business solutions

The Captive Power Generation Forum is a professional platform for discussing modern solutions in distributed energy and autonomous power supply for industrial enterprises.

The programme features real-world case studies, economic models and technological approaches, including:

• Affordable energy as a driver for industrial and regional economic development
• Data centre power supply: autonomous and on-site generation for digital infrastructure
• Captive generation in agriculture: reliability, energy efficiency and cost reduction
• Hybrid energy systems, storage, microgrids and digital control.
• Industrial generation: demand, fuel supply and cross-sector collaboration.
• Mini-CHP plants and boiler houses: modernisation, refurbishment and efficiency improvement.
• The customer journey: from project concept to commissioning.
• The second all-Russian conference of the GPU portal.

Participants will include industrial executives, chief power engineers, technical directors, representatives of industry associations and trade bodies, investors and government officials.

Particular attention will be given to the integration of generation with digital management systems, the development of microgrids and the use of energy storage — key technologies shaping the new energy landscape.

For equipment manufacturers and suppliers, the Forum offers direct access to established demand from industry, data centres and infrastructure projects. It is an opportunity not only to showcase solutions but also to become part of real customer projects.

For visitors, it provides a concentrated dose of practical expertise — from technology selection to understanding economic viability and implementation risks.

The market is at an inflection point: moving from centralised energy towards hybrid, local and autonomous models. The launch of the Captive Power Generation Forum reinforces Heat&Power's position as the premier industry platform where the new architecture of energy supply is being shaped.

The Captive Power Generation Forum will be the space where these solutions move from theory to practice.

Join Heat&Power — not to adapt to change, but to shape it.

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