The largest gas distribution station “Bogorodskoe” in the Volga Federal District was put into operation

(KZN.RU, December 18). Today, the gas distribution station “Bogorodskoe” and the reconstructed gas pipeline “Minnibaevo-Kazan” on the 220-285 km section were put into operation in the Pestrechinsky district of Tatarstan. Thanks to this, gas supplies to Kazan will grow to 4 billion cubic meters per year, reports the press service of the President of the RT.

The investment project was implemented by the PAO “Gazprom”. The reconstruction works started in 2010, more than 12 billion rubles was spent. At the first stage, more than 61 km of the main gas pipeline was replaced, the measuring node was built, on the second one, two more sections of the gas pipeline were built, as well as the main gas regulating station and the gas distribution station “Bogorodskoe”, which is considered to be one of the largest in the Volga Federal District.

Due to the reconstruction of the gas pipeline, hazardous production facilities will be taken out of Kazan. In particular, it is planned to close GDS-1 in Vosnesenie village. According to experts, the supply of network gas as a whole will be increased to 5.25 billion cubic meters per year, including up to 4 billion cubic meters in Kazan.

Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of the RT, Ilsur Metshin, the Mayor of Kazan, Ruslan Distanov, the head of the Department for GDS Operation and Gas Facilities of the PAO “Gazprom”, Rafkat Kantyukov, the general director of the “Gazprom Transgaz Kazan”, and others took part in the event.

In his welcoming speech, the President of the RT noted that Tatarstan received a reserve for gas supply for the next 50 years due to the reconstruction of the gas pipeline.

“Thanks to the implementation of this project, Kazan has the opportunity to further expand housing construction”, said the head of the republic. “Gas has already entered Gildeevo, where more than 500 houses are built, including for large families”.