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Alexander Novak chaired the 40th meeting of the Federal Headquarters for Gasification of Regions
Alexander Novak chaired the 40th meeting of the Federal Headquarters for Regional Gasification. With Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev
Alexander Novak chaired the 40th meeting of the Federal Headquarters for Gasification of Regions
Alexander Novak chaired the 40th meeting of the Federal Headquarters for Regional Gasification. With Minister of Agriculture Dmitry Patrushev
Alexander Novak chaired the 40th meeting of the Federal Headquarters for Gasification of Regions
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Alexander Novak chaired the 40th meeting of the Federal Headquarters for Gasification of Regions
Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak chaired the 40th meeting of the Federal Headquarters for Gasification of the Regions. It was attended by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev, who oversees the Siberian Federal District in the Government, along with representatives of the Ministry of Energy, Gazprom, Rosneft, relevant legislative committees, federal agencies, and regional authorities.
"The topic of regional gasification is a crucial component of the country's socioeconomic development. This area requires special attention. Planning must take into account long-term needs so that work is proactive, as the President stated," noted Alexander Novak.
Particular attention was paid to the progress of gasification in the Siberian Federal District. The government approved a program for gasification in the Siberian Federal District, which will allow for the intensification of socio-economic and industrial projects. The main goal is to eliminate existing infrastructure constraints and ensure reliable supplies for the population and new investment projects.
The primary project aimed at improving the gasification situation in the Siberian regions is the construction of the West Siberian Gas Transmission System (GTS), which will increase gas supply to ensure the possibility of supplying additional volumes of gas to existing and prospective consumers.
"The Russian government has approved the Strategy for the Socioeconomic Development of the Siberian Federal District through 2035. Its implementation plan includes over 100 priority investment projects. Furthermore, the creation of a complex for the advanced processing of rare earth metals is being considered. Around 300 key population centers have also been identified in Siberia, and their infrastructure for residents should be developed at an accelerated pace. Further intensification of development in Siberian territories depends on the pace of accelerated gasification," said Dmitry Patrushev.
It was noted that natural gas has already been supplied to the Altai Territory, Kemerovo, Novosibirsk, Tomsk and Omsk Regions, the Altai Republic, a number of settlements in the Irkutsk Region and the Norilsk Industrial Hub in the Krasnoyarsk Territory.
Currently, there are 117 gas distribution stations operating in the district with a design capacity of 3,400 cubic meters per hour. The gas distribution network extends 32,000 kilometers. Gas consumption is 16.5 billion cubic meters. 782 settlements and over 784,000 apartments and households are supplied with gas.
Additional opportunities to meet the growing gas needs of the Irkutsk Region and Krasnoyarsk Krai will become available with the construction of the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline.
Under the gas supply and gasification development programs for the period 2026–2030, 16 cities and 143 populated areas are planned to be connected to gas. LNG solutions will be used for a number of populated areas, providing gas to hard-to-reach areas.
Following the meeting, the Ministry of Energy and Gazprom were instructed to explore opportunities to leverage local resources to improve and develop gas supplies to regions within the Siberian Federal District.
Gazprom has been instructed to take measures aimed at signing long-term gas supply contracts with prospective consumers in Siberian regions, as well as to develop gas supply and gasification programs for the constituent entities of the Siberian Federal District for the period 2026–2030, taking into account the needs of new settlements not included in earlier gas supply development programs.
The Ministry of Energy will develop criteria for taking into account potential consumers in the projected gas consumption of regional gasification programs for housing and communal services, industrial and other organizations.
The Siberian Federal District's constituent entities will conduct an inventory of investment projects announced for implementation to update their natural gas supply plans, prioritizing existing gas consumers. Based on the results of this work, appropriate changes will be made to regional gasification programs for housing and utilities and industrial organizations.
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