The Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Alexander Novak is on a working visit to the Republic of Tatarstan
21 August 2012, Tuesday
Today of the RF Minister of Energy Alexander Novak is on a working visit in the Republic of Tatarstan. At the international airport "Kazan" he was met by the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.
During his stay in Kazan, Alexander Novak will hold a meeting on power supply of the objects of XXVII World Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan, as well as meeting on the preparation of electric power facilities of the Volga Federal District (VFD) for 2012-2013 autumn-winter period.
In the afternoon, the head of the RF Ministry of Energy will visit Ashalchinsk superviscous oil field, construction site of "TANECO" with a visit to the Central Control Room. It is also expected that the guests got acquainted with the work of JSC "TAIF-NK" and JSC "Nizhnekamsk."
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.