The World Energy Council has announced Russia as the next host for the World Energy Congress in 2022. The event will take place on October 24-27, 2022 in St. Petersburg.

This statement was preceded by a vote for applications from the applicant countries - Portugal, the USA and Russia, as a result of which it was decided to hold the 25th World Energy Congress in St. Petersburg.

The World Energy Council Congress is the leading international congress of world energy leaders, discussing the problems of maintaining energy resources and dedicated to studying the most important trends in the industry. The World Energy Congress has been held since 1924 and brings together leading experts and professionals, scientists, government officials and major media to discuss the most important issues in the development of the energy sector. The event brings together over 4,000 delegates from all sectors of the energy system and provides a unique opportunity to exchange views and experiences and better understand the latest trends from a global perspective.

The bidding campaign for the right to host the World Energy Congress 2022 was conducted by the Russian Convention Committee of World Energy Council, the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation with the participation and support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, as well as the Roscongress Foundation, the Russian Convention Bureau, the Convention and Exhibition Bureau of St.Petersburg and the ExpoForum-International (official venue of the event).