Gazprom presents pilot project at African Energy Week for delivering CNG trailers to Tanzania

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November 6, 2024, 20:10 A Gazprom delegation is taking part in the African Energy Week. A panel session on Russia-Africa energy partnership was held as part of the event. Taking part in the panel session were Dmitry Khandoga, Head of Department at Gazprom, Roman Marshavin, Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, and representatives of a number of Russian and African companies. The panel discussion was moderated by NJ Ayuk, Executive…

In October, Gazprom set new all-time high in terms of gas supplies from Unified Gas Supply System (UGSS) of Russia for said month

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November 5, 2024, 14:45 According to current data, the amount of supplies totaled 32.6 billion cubic meters of gas. The previous maximum was achieved in 2023 (32.1 billion cubic meters). It should be noted that there were 11 days in October when the supplies from the UGSS were performed at the maximum levels ever observed on those dates. Information Directorate, Gazprom   Investment Community Gazprom on social…

Gazprom developing infrastructure for gas and power supplies to eastern Russian regions

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October 31, 2024, 20:40 The Gazprom Management Committee took note of the information about the development of the gas transmission infrastructure and the expansion of the gas supply and gas infrastructure network in Eastern Siberia and the Far East, including power generation facilities. Gazprom is making comprehensive efforts for establishing a fully developed gas industry in the east of Russia. Among other things, the Company has created such…

This year sees Gazprom build already more than 500 pipelines to bring gas to Russian consumers

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October 31, 2024, 20:35 The Gazprom Management Committee took note of the information about the progress of the programs for gas supply and gas infrastructure expansion in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation and their synchronization with regional programs for converting housing and utilities, industries and other entities to gas, as well as the information about the gas supplies and extension of gas grid coverage in the…

Gazprom to continue contributing to sustainability of global gas market

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October 29, 2024, 19:00 The Gazprom Board of Directors took note of the information about the development prospects of the shale gas and liquefied natural gas (LNG) industries around the world, as well as opportunities and threats facing the Company. It was noted that in 2023, the share of shale gas in the global gas production remained at the level of 2022, thus making about 20 per cent, and…

Board of Directors approves Gazprom’s work on implementation of LNG production and supply projects

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October 29, 2024, 18:55 The Gazprom Board of Directors expressed its approval of the Company’s ongoing work on implementing the projects for the production and supply of liquefied natural gas (LNG). It was noted that the Company consistently reinforces its positions in this business segment in order to further increase the flexibility and reliability of consumer gas supplies. The large-scale plant within the Sakhalin II project is successfully…

Gazprom preparing launch of new capacities at Irkutsk gas production center

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October 29, 2024, 18:50 The Gazprom Board of Directors expressed its approval of the Company’s ongoing work with regard to the implementation of its major investment projects. The projects are aimed at solving strategic tasks, such as to expand the gas supply and gas infrastructure network in Russian regions, to accurately fulfill the export obligations, and to supply the domestic economy sectors with the products of natural gas processing. Gazprom…

Gazprom Board of Directors approves revised investment program and budget for 2024

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October 29, 2024, 18:13 The Gazprom Board of Directors endorsed the revised investment program and budget (financial plan) of the Company for 2024. The overall amount of investments under the 2024 investment program will total RUB 1,641.625 billion, which is RUB 67.998 billion more than was envisaged in the initial version of the investment program approved in December 2023. The adjustments to the 2024 investment program were introduced,…

ROSATOM’s international project, Global Atomic Quiz 2024, starts on November 10

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On November 10, ROSATOM will once again present its international project for raising nuclear awareness – the Global Atomic Quiz 2024 – in celebration of World Science Day. This year’s quiz marks its fifth anniversary and features a special commemorative edition. Conducted online in 13 languages, the quiz will feature events designed especially for schoolchildren…

Rosatom Technical Academy and the IAEA Signed an Agreement to Extend the Academy’s Status as an IAEA Collaborating Centre for Knowledge Management and HR Development

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On October 23, 2024, Rosatom Technical Academy and the IAEA signed an agreement to extend the Academy’s status as an IAEA Collaborating Centre in the field of nuclear knowledge management and human resources development and to expand the programmatic areas of collaboration. The Agreement was signed on the sidelines of the first International Conference on…

Reactor Assembly Has Been Completed at Rooppur NPP Unit 1 in Bangladesh

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At the Rooppur NPP construction site in the People’s Republic of Bangladesh (with the ROSATOM Engineering Division being the general designer and general contractor), the reactor assembly has been completed. The work was carried out by specialists from Atomstroyexport JSC, Atomtekhenergo JSC and Rosenergoatom Concern JSC. The reactor assembly process included installing of reactor internals,…

BRICS Industry Companies Supported Creation of Association’s Nuclear Energy Alliance

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Top executives of the largest nuclear companies and organizations from BRICS+ member states, including Russia, China, South Africa, Brazil, Iran, Ethiopia, and Bolivia, held the first meeting within the framework of the Nuclear Energy Platform being created. During the meeting, which took place at the Moscow Atom Museum, the participants discussed the initiative and outlined…

Gazprom continuing with its liquefied natural gas production projects

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October 17, 2024, 17:20 The Gazprom Management Committee took note of the information about the ongoing work on implementing the projects for the production and supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG). It was noted that the Company consistently reinforces its positions in this business segment in order to further increase the flexibility and reliability of consumer gas supplies. The large-scale plant within the Sakhalin II project is successfully…

Gazprom working to provide its processing business with Russian technologies, equipment and materials

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October 17, 2024, 17:15 The Gazprom Management Committee took note of the information about the ongoing efforts for ensuring the technological independence of the processing complex of Gazprom. It was noted that it is an activity of strategic importance for Gazprom to develop the processing of gas and other hydrocarbons in Russia. The Company is carrying out this work with the active use of the Russian scientific and industrial potential. The newly…

Gazprom completing pre-winter preparations at its facilities

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October 17, 2024, 17:05 The Gazprom Management Committee took note of the information about the operational readiness of the Gazprom Group’s facilities for peak loads expected in late 2024 – early 2025, as well as about the measures necessary to ensure uninterrupted gas supplies to consumers in the winter period. It was noted that, in 2024, the usual diagnostic and repair works at the facilities, as well as the filling of underground…

Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, held a working meeting with Aleksandar Vulin, Deputy Prime Minister of Serbia

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On October 16, 2024, a meeting was held between Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, and Aleksandar Vulin, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Serbia. During the meeting, the parties discussed the issues of expanding cooperation in the field of non-energy use of nuclear technologies, attracting Serbian companies to implement projects in third countries,…

St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024 breaking records

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October 11, 2024, 19:40 St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024, which took place at the EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Centre starting from October 8, concluded today. More than 34,000 people representing 54 countries (Russia and 53 states of Asia, Africa, Europe, and Latin America) took part in the SPIGF, which is a record-high number of participants for the forum. SPIGF 2024 also featured…

Gazprom testing multifunctional robot equipped with laser gas analyzer

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October 11, 2024, 19:10 A unique multifunctional mobile inspection robot of Russian make was presented at the exhibition of St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. The robot is designed to carry out routine inspections at production facilities. It is equipped with a gas analyzer and can independently perform scanning to detect methane leaks where required. Another peculiar feature of the new product is its multifunctional platform, which makes…

Gazprom and Kurchatov Institute discuss ongoing sci-tech cooperation

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October 11, 2024, 12:45 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Mikhail Kovalchuk, President of National Research Centre “Kurchatov Institute”, took place today at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. The parties discussed the ongoing implementation of their agreement on scientific & technical cooperation and the status of the innovative projects that are being carried out by the…

Pietro Barabaschi, Director-General of ITER, visited the institutes of ROSATOM and the Russian Academy of Sciences in St. Petersburg

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Pietro Barabaschi, Director-General of the ITER International Organization, reviewed the process of development and manufacturing of key Russian systems for the international thermonuclear reactor in St. Petersburg on October 9, within the framework of his official visit to the Russian Federation. The first point of ITER Director-General’s visit was Efremov Scientific Research Institute of Electrophysical…

Gazprom further expanding gas, oil refining and social infrastructure in Omsk Region

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October 10, 2024, 21:05 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Vitaly Khotsenko, Governor of the Omsk Region, took place today at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. The parties reviewed the key areas of cooperation. Particular attention was paid to the ongoing implementation of the 2021–2025 program for gas supply and gas infrastructure expansion in the Omsk Region. In the…

Working meeting between Alexey Miller and Uzbekistan’s Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Economy and Finance Jamshid Kuchkarov

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Background St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024 is being held at the EXPOFORUM Convention and Exhibition Centre on October 8–11. In June 2023, Gazprom and the Republic of Uzbekistan signed the two-year Contract for Russian gas supplies to Uzbekistan and the Roadmap for preparing the gas transmission system of Uzbekistan for the reception and transmission of Russian pipeline gas. October 2023 saw the start of Russian natural gas…

Alexey Miller and Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Karankevich discuss preparation for autumn/winter period

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October 10, 2024, 18:35 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Viktor Karankevich, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus, took place today at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. Particular attention at the meeting was paid to the ongoing preparation of the republic’s gas supply facilities for the autumn/winter period. At present, Gazprom is completing the implementation of the…

Working meeting between Alexey Miller and Türkiye’s Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar

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October 10, 2024, 18:25 A working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Alparslan Bayraktar, Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Türkiye, took place today at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. The parties discussed the current matters and prospects of their cooperation in the gas sector, including the project for the creation of an international gas hub.…

Documents signed for training gas sector specialists

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October 10, 2024, 17:45 A number of documents pertaining to the training of specialists for the gas sector were signed today in the presence of Alexey Miller at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. Gazprom Pererabotka Blagoveshchensk, the Amur Region Government and Amur State University signed an Agreement of Cooperation. The parties intend to join forces in training professionals who are in demand by the enterprises of the Amur…

Coordination Agreement signed regarding Far Eastern route for Russian gas supplies to China

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Background Gazprom’s main partner in China is CNPC, a state-owned oil and gas company. In 2014, Gazprom and CNPC signed the 30-year Sales and Purchase Agreement for 38 billion cubic meters of gas per year to be supplied via the eastern route (Power of Siberia gas pipeline). The ceremony marking the start of the first-ever pipeline supplies of Russian gas to China took place on December 2, 2019. The long-term…

Documents signed to expand cooperation between Gazprom and Russian industrial enterprises

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October 10, 2024, 17:30 A number of documents to expand cooperation between Gazprom and Russian industrial enterprises were signed today at St. Petersburg International Gas Forum 2024. The documents are aimed at strengthening the potential of Russian manufacturers and increasing the production of advanced products for the fuel and energy complex. Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee, and Mikhail Evraev, Governor…

ROSATOM Deputy Director General Nikolay Spassky held a meeting with Burkina Faso Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries Yacouba Zabre Gouba

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On October 9, 2024, Nikolay Spassky, Deputy Director General for International Relations of the ROSATOM, held a meeting with Yacouba Zabre Gouba, Minister of Energy, Mines and Quarries of Burkina Faso. The delegation arrived in Moscow to participate in the forum “Economic Days of Burkina Faso in Russia”. As part of the meeting, a detailed…

The Head of ROSATOM, Alexey Likhachev, held a working meeting with the Director General of the International ITER Organization, Pietro Barabaschi

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On October 8, Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, held a working meeting with his colleague from the International ITER Organization, Pietro Barabaschi, who was in Russia on a visit. The parties discussed issues related to the joint implementation of the international project for the construction of the ITER thermonuclear experimental reactor, in particular, the…

ROSATOM’s initiative to create a University of Future Technologies was noted in the final declaration of the Digital BRICS Forum

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At the Digital BRICS Forum, held on September 26-27, 2024 in Innopolis, Republic of Tatarstan, representatives of ROSATOM spoke about the initiative to create a University of Future Technologies in Russia. The concept was discussed at the ROSATOM session “Quantum Supremacy: Solo Race or BRICS Synergy?”, and was previously presented in detail during the meeting…

The Installation Works of Inner Containment of the Reactor Building of Unit 2 of El-Dabaa NPP (Egypt) started

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The Inner Containment is one of the key elements that ensures the nuclear and environmental safety of the facility Dr. Amged El Wakeel, Board Chairman of the Nuclear Power Plants Authority, announced on 26 September 2024 the Nuclear Power Plants Authority witnessed the installation of the first tier of the Inner Containment of the reactor…

ROSATOM Director General visited Akkuyu NPP site

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September 26, 2024 – Büyükeceli, Mersin, Türkiye. ROSATOM management delegation headed by Director General Alexey Likhachev visited Akkuyu nuclear power plant construction site in Türkiye. Likhachev held a meeting with the project management and examined the progress at the main facilities of the first start-up complex. ROSATOM’s executives were accompanied at the site by Anton…

Head of ROSATOM Alexey Likhachev met with Nenad Popović, Serbian Minister in charge of International Economic Cooperation

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On September 26, 2024, on the sidelines of the international forum Russian Energy Week, ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev met with Nenad Popović, Minister in charge of International Economic Cooperation in the Serbian Government.  Alexey Likhachev and Nenad Popović discussed the prospects for cooperation with Serbia in non-power nuclear applications, as well as national personnel…

Head of ROSATOM Alexey Likhachev met with Belarusian Energy Minister Alexey Kushnarenko

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On September 26, 2024, on the sidelines of the Russian Energy Week, ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev held negotiations with Alexey Kushnarenko, Minister of Energy of the Republic of Belarus. Alexey Likhachev has emphasized that ROSATOM attaches great importance to developing cooperation with the Republic of Belarus. The dialogue partners discussed existing and promising bilateral…

Deputy Director General of ROSATOM Nikolay Spasskiy met with a delegation from Mali

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On 25 September, Nikolay Spasskiy, Deputy Director General – Director of the International Cooperation Unit of ROSATOM, met with a delegation from Mali led by Alusseni Sanou, Minister of Economy and Finance. From the Malian side, the Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Bintou Camara, the Minister of Transport and Infrastructure, Madina Sissoko Dembele, and…

Alexey Likhachev, Head of ROSATOM, held a meeting with Huynh Thanh Dat, Minister of Science and Technology of Viet Nam

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A meeting between Alexey Likhachev, Director General of ROSATOM, and Huynh Thanh Dat, Minister of Science and Technology of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam, was held on September, 24. The parties discussed the progress of works within the main project of the Russian and Vietnamese cooperation in the nuclear area – construction of the…

International projects of ROSATOM’s Engineering Division were presented at the Russian-Hungarian business forum in Budapest

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On 20 September 2024, a business forum was held in Budapest to coincide with the meeting of the Russian-Hungarian intergovernmental commission with the participation of Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Péter Szijjártó and Minister of Health of the Russian Federation Mikhail Murashko. The event was organized by the Hungarian Export Agency (HEPA). The event was…

Russian delegation attends 68th session of the IAEA General Conference

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The delegation of the Russian Federation participated in the 68th session of the General Conference of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), held from September 16 to 20 in Vienna, Austria. The delegation was headed by Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev, and also included Alexander Trembitsky, head of Rostekhnadzor, and Mikhail Ulyanov, Permanent Representative of…

Rosatom’s Director General Alexey Likhachev held a meeting with IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi

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Immediately following the opening of the 68th session of the IAEA General Conference, ROSATOM Director General Mr. Alexey Likhachev had another meeting with IAEA Director General Mr. Rafael Grossi. As a follow-up to their regular contacts, Alexey Likhachev and Rafael Grossi briefly reviewed the main issues of current and prospective cooperation between Russia and the…

Another round of Interdepartmental consultations with the IAEA takes place in Kaliningrad

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ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev and the Agency Director General Rafael Grossi head Delegations. On 6 September, another round of interdepartmental consultations between the Russian Federation and the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) was held in Kaliningrad. The Russian delegation, led by ROSATOM Director General Alexey Likhachev, included Alexander Trembitskiy, Head of Rostechnadzor; Mikhail Ulyanov,…

ROSATOM presented Russian nuclear technologies to the expert community of Indonesia

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The corporation took part in several nuclear energy events. ROSATOM’s experts took part in the International Conference on Advances in Nuclear Science and Technology ICANSE-2024 organized by the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB, Indonesia). The experts presented advanced technologies and Russian experience in nuclear energy, including SMR projects. The visit of the ROSATOM delegation to…

The reactor vessel has been installed in its design position at the Tianwan NPP Unit 8 (China)

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The Rosatom Engineering Division has provided technical support for the operation. The reactor vessel manufactured by Russian specialists has been installed in its design position at the Tianwan NPP Unit 8 which is being built by the Rosatom Engineering Division in China. The division’s representatives have provided technical support for the technological operation supervised by…

Builders of Akkuyu NPP (Türkiye) completed concreting of foundation of turbine set of Unit 3

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The high-tech turbine set system is designed to convert steam energy into mechanical energy that turns the turbine and generator rotor to generate power. September 3, 2024 – Büyükeceli, Mersin Province, Türkiye – Russian and Turkish builders of Akkuyu NPP (being constructed by Rosatom in Türkiye) have completed concreting the foundation of the turbine set…

Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and Nikolay Spassky, Deputy Director General of ROSATOM, held consultations with the IAEA delegation

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Delegation of the Agency also visited some events of ROSATOM. The delegation from the IAEA Department of Safeguards led by its head Massimo Aparo, Deputy Director General of the Agency, visited Russia on August, 26-29, 2024. Consultations with Sergey Ryabkov, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation, and Nikolay Spassky, Deputy Director General…

Alexey Likhachev, the Head of ROSATOM, and Mostafa Madbouly, the Prime Minister of Egypt, have discussed the progress of El-Dabaa NPP project implementation

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They noted a fast pace of construction of the power units. Alexey Likhachev, ROSATOM Director General, and Mostafa Kamal Madbouly, the Prime Minister of Egypt, held negotiations on August 28. A fast pace of construction of the power units was noted. The meeting was also attended by Mahmoud Esmat, Minister of Electricity and Renewable Energy…

The new name of the management company of the Wind Energy Division of ROSATOM – Rosatom Renewable Energy, JSC

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The legal entity’s name was changed as part of the implementation of the the state corporation branding policy. In order to switch to a «monolithic» brand, JSC NovaWind, the management company of the Wind Energy Division of the State Atomic Energy Corporation ROSATOM, was renamed into Rosatom Renewable Energy, JSC (in Russian — Акционерное общество…

Atoms Empowering Africa winners travel to Russia to see nuclear innovations and cultural destinations

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In an inspiring showcase of talent and ambition, twenty talented young individuals from across Africa have emerged as winners of ROSATOM’s Atoms Empowering Africa competition. This unique initiative offered these future leaders the invaluable opportunity to delve into the latest advancements in nuclear technology while immersing themselves in the rich cultural heritage of Russia.  The…

Installation of the lower part of the outer containment has been completed at Power Unit No. 1 of the Akkuyu NPP (Turkey)

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A fully mounted containment will ensure the maximum level of safety of the nuclear power plant. August 22, 2024 – Büyükeceli, Mersin Province, Türkiye. Russian and Turkish specialists have completed the installation of the lower dome part of the outer containment (OC) in the design position at Power Unit No.1 of the Akkuyu NPP (being…

ROSATOM held Science Festival in Myanmar

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The purpose of the event is to raise awareness of STEM disciplines and nuclear technologies. ROSATOM and the Ministry of Science and Technology of Myanmar organized a Science Festival that took place in Yangon, the Republic of the Union of Myanmar. The festival’s scientific and educational events took place concurrently at multiple locations, including Nuclear…

The joint Russian Federation-IAEA School on Nuclear Knowledge Management is over in Moscow

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The 5th School of Russia and IAEA on Nuclear Knowledge Management was held in Moscow at the Rosatom Technical Academy.  The event brought together 28 representatives from 14 countries in Asia, Africa, Latin America and the CIS.  Viktor Mazepov, Director for International Cooperation of the Rosatom Technical Academy, addressed the participants with a welcoming speech:…