Investment Assessment and Forecasting of the Prospects for Sustainable Development of the Fuel and Energy Complex in the Regions of Russia

The article is devoted to the scientific search for a solution to the problem of uncertainty in the cause-and-effect relationships of innovative activities in the fuel and energy complex in the regions of Russia, which impedes the selection of the optimal balance of state regulation and market freedom in the fuel and energy complex. The article is devoted to investment assessment and forecasting the prospects for sustainable development of the fuel and energy complex in the regions of Russia. Using the method of regression analysis based on Rosstat statistics for 2022, an econometric model of sustainable development of the fuel and energy complex in the regions of Russia was compiled depending on the volume of investment in fixed capital. The investment model of sustainable development of the fuel and energy complex in the regions of Russia clarified the essence and nature of the influence of investments in fixed capital in the fuel and energy complex on its sustainability in domestic regions. As a result, the author’s conclusion was made that investments in fixed capital contribute to an increase in the balanced financial results of energy and environmental organizations of the fuel and energy complex, supporting its sustainable development in the regions of Russia. The theoretical significance of this conclusion is that it clarified the impact of investment in fixed capital in the fuel and energy complex on its sustainability in the regions of Russia. The author’s forecast has increased the predictability of sustainable development of the fuel and energy complex in the regions of Russia when updating fixed assets through investments from fuel and energy companies, which determines the practical significance of the results obtained. Also, the author’s proposed recommendations for minimizing the depreciation of fixed assets and increasing the balanced financial result through increasing the volume of investments in fixed capital will increase the efficiency of managing the sustainable development of energy and environmental organizations of the fuel and energy complex in the regions of Russia.