Tatarstan signs trilateral agreement on expanding the use of natural gas as the engine fuel

On June 21 within the framework of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Board Chairman of OAO “Gasprom” Aleksei Miller, Director General of OOO “Gasprom gas engine fuel” Viktor Zubkov and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov signed agreement on expanding the use of natural gas as the engine fuel.

Tatarstan is one of pilot regions where the programme will be implemented.

In his interview to ITAR-TASS agency Rustam Minnikhanov said that the use of gas engine fuel is especially urgent for big cities, and provide advantages for ecological sphere. We should use gas filling stations efficiently, he said.

Rustam Minnikhanov continued that the Russian Government would provide subsidies for regions where public transport is run on gas engine fuel. He noted that OJSC “KAMAZ” produced a series of such vehicles and Tatarstan has ordered 262 buses already.