Digital energy development problems in Russia

It is noted that in the face of the exhaustion of extensive exploitation potential of raw materials, digital transformation is a «window» of great opportunities for Russia. It is shown that in such conditions the need for digitalization of energy systems increases, taking into account the complexity and reduction of self-adaptation and self-sustainability to many destabilizing factors. A comparative assessment of the level of attention from specialists to cross-cutting digital technologies in various sectors of the economy has been carried out, which resulted in the conclusion that in the energy sector this attention has a clear reserve of growth. It is noted that a significant part of sophisticated modern digital equipment is supplied to the energy industry by foreign firms, which is a clear threat to the country's energy security and requires increased attention to solving the problem of importing independency. It justifies the need to ensure a leading strategic role of the Russian Academy of Sciences in the breakthrough development of Russian digital energy.