Gazprom has signed several documents during the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum 2023, aiming to develop the domestic NGV market and provide regions with ample opportunities for using natural gas. One of the cooperation agreements aims at expanding the lineup of domestically produced NGVs, particularly by exploring the possibility of setting up the production of such vehicles in the Kaliningrad Region.
The Ministry of Industry and Trade will consider the options of available state support measures for the enterprise, while Gazprom will examine the opportunities for expanding the natural gas refuelling infrastructure in the region.
The company is ready to supply the production site of AVTOTOR with the components for the CNG equipment being manufactured in Russia with participation of Gazprom Gazomotornye Systemy. The Government of the Kaliningrad Region will assist Gazprom as regards allocating land plots for gas filling stations and will also create conditions for expanding the regional fleet of NGVs.
In addition, Miller and the heads of four constituent entities of the Russian Federation – the Bryansk, Irkutsk, Novgorod, and Yaroslavl Regions – signed bilateral cooperation agreements aimed at expanding the use of natural gas as a vehicle fuel. Under the documents, which aim to update the existing agreements, the work to develop the NGV market will be intensified.
Gazprom will elaborate the construction options for new CNG refuelling facilities in the regions, while the regional authorities will provide Gazprom with support as regards allocating the land plots for the construction, as well as enhancing the utilization of the existing infrastructure.
Currently, Gazprom operates three CNG stations in the Bryansk Region, along with one filling station in the Irkutsk Region, five in the Novgorod Region, and four in the Yaroslavl Region.
Source: Gazprom