Russian authorities cannot decide on the gasification scheme of Kamchatka due to liquefied natural gas (LNG). According to the “Kommersant”, Novatek refused to deliver due to the lack of free amounts on the project “Yamal LNG”.
The gas supply operator of the Kamchatka Territory will be Gazprom. But he had no free LNG volumes, the source of the publication notes. He adds that Novatek does not want to supply gas due to low tariffs on him in Kamchatka.
The potential of local fields Gazprom is not enough to ensure complete gasification of the main settlements. The costs of building infrastructure (for example, the construction of a regasification terminal) amount to 18 billion rubles.
Initially, the authorities wanted to cover this amount from the budget, while compensating for Gazprom the loss of gas sales on Kamchatka at a regulated price. But then, according to the calculations of the Ministry of Energy, the project will be unprofitable. In order to determine the source of LNG supplies, the government plans to hold a meeting with Novacom and Gazprom in the near future.
Previously, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak promised that the Russians compensate for the costs of lining gas to their homes. We are talking about those who began to pay for the procedure until the social gasification program has earned