The economy of any economically developed country is based on a proportional energy basis. According to the current rules, the reserve of energy capacities must be at least 30% of the nominal demand. In the Russian Federation, this balancing of this indicator is carried out by a special government commission. The problem is solved at the junction of the technical state of the system and the economic needs of production facilities. For several years, this area was supervised by Sergei Ivanovich Shmatko, being the Minister of Energy.
Starting positions
The vector of the life path for each person is determined to some extent by the parents. It so happened that Sergei Shmatko was born on September 26, 1966 in the family of a military pilot. At that time, the parents lived in the city of Stavropol. After a short time, my father was transferred for further service in the German Democratic Republic, where a group of Soviet troops was stationed. This fact is especially noted in the biography of Sergei, since as a child he spent several years outside his native country. And not just spent, but quite well mastered the German language. The acquired skill was useful to him in the future.
After graduating from high school, Shmatko decided to get an education at the Faculty of Mechanics and Mathematics of the Ural University. I became a student without much effort, but something went "out of line". In 1985, after the second year, he interrupted his studies and was drafted into the army. He served in the Red Banner Northern Fleet. On a nuclear submarine. It should be emphasized that the modern navy effectively trains specialists for its own needs. Sergei Shmatko, the sergeant major of the second class, also underwent appropriate training. And again I must say that the knowledge gained was not wasted in vain.
Returning to civilian life in 1988, Sergei recovered and continued his studies at the University, but transferred to the Faculty of Political Economy. At that time, the mechanism of the so-called student exchange was still in operation. Shmatko, as a promising specialist, went to study at the famous University of Marburg, and from Germany, a German student arrived in his place. The events following the collapse of the Soviet Union forced Sergei to adjust his plans. In 1992 he successfully defended his thesis and received an offer to train as an auditor in one of the European financial institutions.
Work in Germany continued until 1995. Shmatko headed a company that advised stakeholders on the specifics of investing in the Russian economy. When the country began mass privatization, it was very important to calculate the real cost of a particular object. German specialists took an active part in the assessment procedures. Often, the "creativity" of Russian privatizers bordered on crime, but none of the authorities were interested in these facts. In the fall of 1995, Shmatko returned to his native land and headed the department for external relations of the All-Russian Bank of Regions.
Struggle for the "Russian atom"
After a while, Sergei Shmatko was invited to the Rosenergoatom company. Not by hearsay familiar with nuclear technology, Sergei Ivanovich is engaged in analytics of the situation in the industry that had developed by the middle of the 90s. After a comprehensive review and assessment, he initiates the creation of a program for the future development of the industry. The economic strategy is closely intertwined with the regulations for the operation of nuclear power plants. By this time, the problem of disposing of nuclear warheads, the storage period of which has already expired, has ripened. The rules for storing radioactive materials in some regions were grossly violated.
In order to thoroughly understand the essence of the tasks before him, Shmatko in 2004 underwent training at the General Staff courses in the direction of - defense and security of the country. Thanks to the incredible efforts of a group of competent experts and managers, the nuclear industry of the Russian Federation was preserved and protected from decay. A significant contribution to the salvation of the "Russian atom" was made personally by Shmatko Sergei Ivanovich. Moreover, since 2008, Atomstroyexport has been pursuing an offensive and even aggressive policy in the foreign market. This behavior has caused mixed reactions from competitors.
If the French power engineers behaved with restraint, the Americans tried to act from a position of strength. The Iranian nuclear power plant in Bushehr became the subject of confrontation. The French, as they say, kept quiet, since they had an agreement with Russia for a long time on the disposal of atomic waste. Our country, at a certain point, claimed to collect radioactive waste around the world. But they quickly sobered up and stepped on the throat of their own song. Shmatko directed his main efforts towards cooperation in nuclear energy with China, India, Iran.
Ministerial chair
The career of Sergei Shmatko was formed on the basis of real achievements and results. It is not surprising that in the spring of 2008 he was appointed Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation. Many experts began to predict a change in the vector of development in the industry. However, the accumulated problems in the economy do not allow for long-term planning. In 2011, the Bureyskaya HPP was brought to full capacity. The construction of a consumer plant should have been a logical continuation, but this has not happened yet.
During his entire term at the ministerial post, Sergei Shmatko was engaged in improving the reliability of sources of heat and electricity. Reconstruction and updating of equipment was carried out at stations and highways. It should be emphasized that the share of imported devices and devices has increased significantly. After the expiration of his term of office, Sergei Ivanovich moved to work in the Rosseti company. In the summer of 2013, he was appointed the President's representative in international organizations for energy cooperation.
In the personal life of Sergei Shmatko, stability and strength. Married once. The future husband and wife met "on the student's bench." The family has two children - a son and a daughter.
