IN DEPTH | Moscow is planning to add gigawatts of wind power in the coming years, but how will local-content rules and a lack of price guarantees impact the build-out, asks Bernd Radowitz
proposals which require between 55 % and 65 % local content and a lack of price guarantees could dampen Russia 's plans to attract more foreign investment in wind power . Other negatives include potential changes to infrastructure , international sanctions and poor transport infrastructure . Despite these factors , 3.29 GW wind capacity has been awarded in annual government auctions since 2015 , with June 's 830 MW auction attracting 2.21 billion of bids . Russia 's complex remuneration system , which is based on capacity and return on investment rather than the price of energy , offers annual bids equivalent to $ 205 - 228 / kg - more than four times recent German prices .