Methodology for determining critically important objects of energy systems from positions of ensuring energy security

Abstract

An increase in the number of major accidents in energy systems in recent years has been due to the significant depreciation of fixed assets, and the lack of significant financial investments in their reconstruction. Large-scale accidents in energy systems resulting from the failure of the most important system objects entail significant, sometimes irreparable, damage to consumers in the form of large short deliveries of final types of energy. Thus, the identification of the most important facilities and their combinations in energy systems with the subsequent development of measures aimed at reducing the importance of such facilities is relevant today. The article reflects the main points of the comprehensive work on the search and identification of critical objects of the gas industry. The lists of these objects and their combinations, ranked by the degree of influence on consumers, are formed. Possible invariant measures aimed at reducing the importance of such objects are presented.