Enhancement of Energy Sustainability of a Constituent Entity of the Russian Federation for Ensuring Energy Security and Economic Development

Energy security and sustainability is one of the main conditions for the economic development of an individual republic and Russia as a whole. This article provides a brief historical sketch and an overview of practical measures and scientific proposals for conceptualising ‘energy security’ on the example of the Chechen Republic. The purpose of this review is to show historical problems that can be projected to the current state and utilised in the future. Implementation of target programs and measures proposed in this article in the form of repair and modernization of gas and electricity supply lines and stations, commissioning of new generating capacities in conjunction with an increase in freight traffic both in the republic and transit, reduction of unemployment through job creation, which will be facilitated by the methods presented in the article, among others, will directly improve the situation with payment for housing and communal services and purchasing power, first of all, of the civilian population, as well as objects of the industrial sector.