Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in ceremony of signing a Memorandum on strategic cooperation between OAO “TAIF” and GE
22 May 2014, Thursday
On May 22, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a ceremony of signing a Memorandum on strategic cooperation between OAO “TAIF” and GE within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum.
The Memorandum presupposes the implementation of projects on construction and modernization of the energy, oil refining and petrochemical production facilities of TAIF group of companies.
The document was signed by President and CEO of GE in Russia and CIS Ron Pollett and Director General of "TAIF" Albert Shigabutdinov.
The Memorandum on strategic cooperation defines the main directions of joint activity in 2014-2017 and makes provision for joint work within the framework of the signed contract for the "turnkey" construction of a new block of a 390 MW gas turbine unit at Kazan combined heat and power plant (CHP-3), as well as projects in water technology and processes.
Ron Pollett noted that the partnership with "TAIF" is a good example of how GE innovative solutions create reliable and efficient energy infrastructure for the entire region.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
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On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.