Renewable energy in russia mainly consists of hydroelectric energy in 2010 the country was the sixth largest producer of renewable energy in the world although it was 56th when hydroelectric energy was not taken into account. Currently geothermal energy is the third most commonly used form of renewable energy in russia after hydropower and bio fuel there are 47 geothermal resources of thermal water developed on the overall territory of russia. Russia renewable energy report glenn meyers april 25 2016 other than large hydroelectric plants in russia all other forms of renewable energy accounts for less than 1 of power generation capacity these metrics come from russia direct which reports when it comes to wind solar and geothermal energy russias renewable potential is terrifyingly underdeveloped russias economically . Renewable energy in russia and the cis is a unique overview of the renewable energy sector in the states of former soviet union with reference to the current legislative environment and promotion strategy assesses each market in terms of existing re capacity demand government incentives drivers and economic viability analyses re resources and opportunities in each market giving examples