A total of 262 applications from Russia and 23 foreign countries were submitted to the Energy of Words contest. The winners were selected by a judge panel featuring heads of major TV channels, business publications and news agencies.
The awards were presented to the winners by Alexander Novak, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, and Dmitry Peskov, press secretary of the President of the Russian Federation.
The award ceremony took place with the participation of Sergey Brilev, President of the Global Energy Association.
The winners of the contest are:
Grand Prix “For pertinent questions and in-depth examination of the fuel and energy complex”
Kirill Pozdnyakov, NTV
Best article on energy in a nationwide media outlet
1st place. Sergey Tikhonov, Rossiyskaya Gazeta
2nd place. Valery Voronov, Izvestia
3rd place. Polina Smertina, Kommersant
Best article on energy in a regional media outlet
1st place. Olga Vedernikova, Komsomolskaya Pravda – Barnaul (Altai Territory)
2nd place. Yulia Kotysheva, Federal Press (Irkutsk Region)
3rd place. Yury Banko, special correspondent in Murmansk, Neftegazovaya Vertikal
Best article on energy from a news agency
1st place. Ekaterina Chaban, TASS
2nd place. Darya Semyonova, RIA Novosti
3rd place. Anastasia Volkova, Interfax
Best Telegram channel or blog on energy
1st place. Vladimir Puchnin, Neftebaza
2nd place. Alyona Kiselik, Vysokoye Napryazhenie
3rd place. Valeria Knyaginina, Gas & Money
Best press service in the energy industry
1st place. Oleg Brakorenko, Olga Ogarkova, Gazprom Neft
2nd place. Andrey Timonov, Rosatom
3rd place. Nadezhda Rukina, T Plus
Best TV spot on energy from a regional TV channel
1st place. Elena Belkina, Sergey Kornakov, GTRK Murman
2nd place. Aleksandra Proskurina, Kuban 24K
3rd place. Patimat Burzieva, RGVK Dagestan
Best TV spot on energy from a nationwide TV channel
1st place. Edmund Zhelbunov, NTV
2nd place. Elizaveta Khramtsova, Russia 24
3rd place. Olga Voronyanskaya, LIFE DOC
The best piece on energy originated from abroad
1st place. Pauline Ongaji, Daily Nation (Kenya)
2nd place. Shirley Acosta Licero, Mónica Vargas León, IPSE (Colombia)
3rd place. Amit Baijnath Garg, The Desert Trail (India)
Special category “For promoting ESG projects and sustainable development principles”:
Information Policy Directorate of Tatneft
Special category “For directing the film The Great Watershed 2023”: Evgeniy Makarov
Special category “Balanced and objective news coverage in the fuel and energy complex”:
Yulia Yulina, Interfax
Dmitry Moroko, Russia 24
Pavel Krasnov, Channel One Russia
Pyotr Marchenko, REN TV
Special diploma of the Association “For promoting scientific achievements of Global Energy Prize laureate and other energy scientists”
Namrata Srivastava, Global Indian (India)
