The parties discussed the key areas of cooperation, paying particular attention to the ongoing gasification in the Tomsk Region.

It was noted that Gazprom had allocated RUB 4.3 billion for gasification purposes in 2005–2016. In that period, five inter-settlement gas pipelines with a length of about 98 kilometers were built, with the average gas penetration level in the region climbing from 6.3 to 11.9 per cent. Before the end of 2017, Gazprom plans to start building five inter-settlement pipelines from the Asino and Itatka prospective gas distribution stations (GDSs), as well as a gas pipeline branch, a GDS named Pobeda, and an inter-settlement pipeline stretching to the Pobeda village (Shegarsky District).

In the course of the meeting, the Program for Gas Supply to and Gasification of the Tomsk Region until 2021 was signed. According to the document, it is planned to bring gas to 27 localities and prepare some 16,500 apartments and households, as well as 135 boiler houses, to receive gas. The Company’s investments under the Program are estimated at RUB 6.6 billion. The actual amount of investments will depend on, inter alia, the fulfillment of the obligations on preparing consumers by the regional authorities. The branch will be around 78 kilometers long. It is also planned to build two GDSs, which will be named Asino and Itatka. Construction and installation is slated to be completed in 2019. The project will create the conditions for bringing gas to some 9,000 households and 79 boiler houses in the Asinovsky, Zyryansky, Pervomaisky and Tomsky Districts of the Tomsk Region, as well as to the CHPP of the Asinovsky lumber complex.