STATISTICAL ANALYSIS OF THE DEGREE OF WEARING OF FIXED ASSETS OF ENTERPRISES OF THE INDUSTRY OF PRODUCTION AND DISTRIBUTION OF ELECTRIC POWER IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The sustainable development of enterprises in the electric power industry and the reduction of the depreciation of their fixed assets significantly affects the energy security of the Russian Federation and the financial and economic development of the country as a whole. The purpose of the study is to analyze the dynamics of the wear of fixed assets of enterprises in the power generation and distribution industry and to forecast this indicator. An analysis of the dynamics of the depreciation of fixed assets of enterprises in the electricity production and distribution industry revealed that the depreciation of fixed assets of enterprises in the analyzed industry is significant and grows on average by 0.9%. The forecast of the analyzed indicator showed that by 2022 the wear will increase and its value will be in the range from 51.9% to 54.9%. At the same time, the analysis of the physical deterioration of fixed assets of power facilities in 2019 showed that the condition of power facilities is assessed as very good. Thus, the fixed assets of enterprises in the electricity production and distribution industry have a high obsolescence.