Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Zyabbarov made a working trip to the Elabuga and Tukaevsky municipal districts. Accompanied by Deputy Minister Rafael Fattakhov, he inspected the gas engine infrastructure of the republic.
Today, 769 gas vehicles are used in the agro-industrial complex of the republic. At current prices, the cost of gas motor fuel is 2 times lower compared to diesel fuel. In 2023, the fleet of gas-powered vehicles of agricultural organizations was replenished with 19 gas vehicles.
At LLC TPK MTZ-Tatarstan, accompanied by General Director Almaz Akhmetov, they inspected the production and discussed the development of gas-engine tractors.
At RariTEK Group of Companies LLC, after inspecting the production sites, they discussed the development of the LNG and CNG market.
On the territory of the RariTEK Group of Companies, Marat Zyabbarov also inspected the cryogenic gas station. Currently, there are 4 cryo gas stations and 47 CNG filling stations operating on the territory of the republic.
In 2022, 9 gas filling stations and 2 liquefied natural gas complexes were put into operation. This year, 3 CNG filling stations were put into operation. In 2024, it is planned to build 6 gas filling stations: 4 of them are cryo gas stations (LNG).
Next, the Minister of Agriculture and Food visited the KAMAZ-Master site in Naberezhnye Chelny. Here the parties discussed the prospects for the development of a fleet of gas-powered vehicles based on KAMAZ trucks.