This book provides the short history, current state, main problems and historical perspective for the development of electrical power engineering. The focus of the textbook is on the two most important issues related to meeting of the growing needs of humanity in electricity: "Hunger for energy" and Ecological infarct. In the book are discussed the methods of their solution: optimization of  energy balance, use of renewable energy resources, new methods of electricity production,  increase of the efficiency of production, accumulation, transmission, distribution and consumption electricity.

The third issue social and geopolitical threats due to the increasing need for energy in the textbook is not considered inasmuch it details in non-stop regime discussed in the mass media.

Choosing the structure and content of the textbook is based on the ten years of the author experience of giving lectures to Tomsk Polytechnic University students who study according to theprogram Electric Power Engineering.

Professor Vasili Ushakov is Director at the Regional Centre for Alternative Power Technology of Tomsk Polytechnic University. For 10 years he delivered a lecture course in the program " Electrical power engineering. Over the this years he was able to analyze and summarize a large amount of material on the issue used for this textbook.

Power engineering as a basis for progress  of civilization.- From the history of electrical power engineering.- The Earths energy.- Electric Power Generation.- Electric power engineering on the basis of renewable energy sources.- Energy transmission and distribution.- Energy accumulation (storage).- Power engineering and the biosphere.- Unconventional (alternative) methods of electric energy generation.- Conclusion.