Rustam Minnikhanov: Energy efficiency is the basis of our competitiveness

On March 14, speaking at a meeting of Tatarstan Government on the implementation of the state programme "Energy Saving and Increasing Energy Efficiency in Tatarstan for 2014-2020", Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that all enterprises should be actively involved in introducing energy-saving technologies.

Minnikhanov emphasized that energy efficiency is the basis of the competitiveness and an important tool for improving the environmental situation. "2017 was declared the Year of Ecology, therefore we need to pay special attention to these issues. We must comply with the best world practices," he said.

A lot of Tatarstan companies have already achieved serious results in this area. Due to its systemic work Nizhnekamskneftekhim petrochemical company has managed to reduce the energy intensity of their products by 43 per cent. Tatneft oil company is showing positive dynamics as well. As for the agro-industrial complex, the Maisky greenhouse has reduced the energy intensity of their products by 3 times since 2000.

"A lot of work has been done in the republic recently. In particular, Kazan has managed to eliminate the problem of energy shortages. In addition, Tatarstan continues to introduce the most advanced technologies, in particular, steam-gas and gas-turbine units," Tatarstan President said.

Minnikhanov noted great support from the Russian Government and the Ministry of Energy, due to which the regional energy system is being successfully modernized.