Nikolay Grigoryevich Shulginov (Russian: Николай Григорьевич Шульгинов; born 18 May 1951) is a Russian statesman who is currently the Minister of Energy as of 20 November 2020. He was the chairman of the board of management and a General Director of PJSC

RusHydro RusHydro (previous name: Hydro-OGK, russian: РусГидро) is a Russian hydroelectricity company. As of early 2012 it had a capacity of 34.9 gigawatts. In late 2009, it was the world's second-largest hydroelectric power producer and is ...

from 15 September 2015 to 10 November 2020. According to ''

Kommersant ''Kommersant'' (russian: Коммерсантъ, , ''The Businessman'' or Commerce Man, often shortened to Ъ) is a nationally distributed daily newspaper published in Russia mostly devoted to politics and business. The TNS Media and NRS Russia ...

'', Shulginov entered the top 10 Russian entrepreneurs and top managers in terms of the number of publications in the media in a positive tone at the end of 2020.

Biography

Nikolay Shulginov was born on 18 May 1951 in the village of , Stavropol Krai. In 1973, he graduated from the Novocherkassk Polytechnic Institute in Rostov Oblast with a degree in Power Supply to Industrial Enterprises and Cities. From 1976 to 1998, he worked at Stavropolenergo in the city of

Pyatigorsk Pyatigorsk (russian: Пятиго́рск; Circassian: Псыхуабэ, ''Psıxwabæ'') is a city in Stavropol Krai, Russia located on the Podkumok River, about from the town of Mineralnye Vody where there is an international airport and about ...

, where he held positions from engineer to head of the Central Dispatch Service. Since 1998, he worked as Deputy Director at the branch of

RAO UES OAO RAO UES (OAO Unified Energy System of Russia; russian: ЕЭС России or russian: Единая Энергетическая Система) was an electric power holding company in Russia. It controlled about 70% of Russia's installed el ...

of Russia - the United Dispatch Administration of the North Caucasus in Pyatigorsk. In 2002, Shulginov was invited to

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ...

as a member of the Management Board, Director for Technical Audit of OJSC System Operator - UES Central Dispatch Office. In 2004 he became Deputy Chairman, and in 2009, he was promoted to First Deputy Chairman of the Management Board of System Operator. On 15 September 2015, by the decision of the Board of Directors of PJSC

, Shulginov was elected for a five-year term as Chairman of the Management Board - General Director of RusHydro, replacing Evgeny Dod in this position. Commenting on his appointment, Shulginov called his main task at RusHydro "putting things in order in all areas of the company's activities." He was a member of the Board of Directors of PJSC

Rosseti PAO Rosseti is a Russian power company, comprises interregional and regional distribution grid companies (IDGCs/RDGCs), research and development institutes, design and construction institutes, and construction and sales entities. Ninety-seven s ...

, elected on 30 June 2016. Shulginov is a candidate of Technical Sciences, and was a member of the Board of Trustees of the National Research University "MPEI". On 9 November 2020, Shulginov was announced as a candidate for the post of Minister of Energy by

Mikhail Mishustin Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin ( rus, links=no, Михаил Владимирович Мишустин, , mixɐˈil vlɐˈdʲimʲirəvʲitɕ miˈʂusʲtʲɪn; born 3 March 1966) is a Russian politician and economist serving as the prime minist ...

. On 10 November, he was appointed the Minister of Energy.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Shulginov, Nikolay 1951 births Living people 21st-century Russian politicians Russian economists People from Alexandrovsky District, Stavropol Krai Recipients of the Order of Honour (Russia) Recipients of the Medal of the Order "For Merit to the Fatherland" II class Energy ministers of Russia