Federal Law No. 28-FZ on energy saving. Country/Territory Russian Federation Document type Legislation Date 1996 Source FAO, FAOLEX Subject Energy Keyword Energy conservation/energy production Hydropower generation Renewable energy Geographical area Arctic, Asia and the Pacific, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, CIS (Commonwealth of Independent States), Eastern Europe, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, North Pacific, North-West Pacific Entry into force notes The Federal Law enters into force on the date of its official publication. Abstract This Law regulates the relationship originating from the process of energy saving for the purpose of more effective use of the sources of energy. The purpose of energy saving is to draw in economic activity regenerative sources of energy and alternative types of fuel. The regenerative sources of energy include energy produced by the sun, the wind, the heat of land and the natural movement of watercourses. The alternative types of fuel include the products of processing of biological mass, water, coal fuel that reduce or substitute the use of more expensive or scarce sources of energy. Full text Russian Website www.kodeks.net. References - Legislation Amended by Federal Law No. 42-FZ regarding amendments to the Federal Law No. 28-FZ on energy saving. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2003 Keyword: Institution Source: FAO, FAOLEX Repealed by Federal Law No. 261-FZ “On energy saving and improvement of energy efficiency”. Legislation | Russian Federation | 2009 Keyword: Basic legislation, Energy conservation/energy production, Policy/planning, Registration, Access-to-information, Contract/agreement Source: FAO, FAOLEX