SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC SITUATION OF THE BAIKAL REGION AND ITS DEVELOPMENT POTENTIAL IN THE ZONES OF NEW ELECTRIC POWER PLANTS CONSTRUCTION
Having analyzed the existing social and economic situation of the Baikal region that includes the Irkutsk region, Buryat Republic and Transbaikal krai, the authors deal with the development possibilities of energy-economic regions (zones of advanced economic development) in the Baikal region in relation to the construction sites of new power plants. The production of gross value added (GVA) in the energy-economic regions is calculated on the basis of the implementation of promising investment projects. GVA effect on the growth rates of gross regional product (GRP) of the Baikal region is assessed in the run up to 2030.