Discusses various aspects of ensuring effective functioning of the enterprises of the fuel and energy complex. The substantiation of the composition of resources, groups of indicators to assess the efficiency of the fuel and energy complex enterprises. Justified types of resources, define technical and socio-economic development of the enterprise. The author proposes to the elements of production include indicators reflecting the quantitative and qualitative composition of the means of labor, subjects of work and technical equipment. Justified measures on the creation of an interconnected system of indices, which will analyze the changes in the industry with the purpose of planning and realization of actions aimed at sustainable development of the industry in the future.

Keywords: fuel and energy complex; resources; enterprise; sustainable development of the power industry; the effectiveness of the functioning of the fuel and energy complex