Cryogas intends to commission first line at Kuzbass LNG plant in 2025, supply LNG to Mongolia
KEMEROVO. Nov 20 (Interfax) - Cryogas-Kuzbass LLC (a project of Cryogas JSC) plans to commission the first line of its LNG complex in the city of Topki, Kemerovo region at the end of 2025, with a capacity of two tonnes per hour, the company's deputy general director for development Denis Snitsky said during a speech at the Development of the Productive Forces in Kuzbass conference.
In total, the enterprise plans to have six lines with equal capacity, and a total capacity of 12 tonnes of LNG per hour, or 80 thousand tonnes per year. The presentation shows that the project is slated for completion in 2033. The actual speed of implementation of the project "will depend on the formation of the market" and, "most likely, everything will be implemented earlier," Snitsky told Interfax.
As part of the project, the possibilities of selling the gas produced at the new enterprise are also being explored. "We are now considering the creation of both an intraregional [in Kemerovo region] and an interregional network of cryogenic gas filling stations. We have a request for autonomous gasification of the neighboring region, the Altai Republic. A large volume of the gas produced is planned for Mongolia," Snitsky said during his speech. Cryogas Mongolia expects to launch a refueling station for 50 tonnes of LNG per day in Ulaanbaatar in the H2 2024, he said.
The presentation shows an "interregional network" of cryogenic gas stations, which would be a network of gas stations in the regions neighboring Kuzbass: Tomsk and Novosibirsk regions, Altai and Krasnoyarsk territories, the republics of Altai, Tuva and Khakassia.
In addition, mobile gas stations which would supply fuel to quarry equipment are planned for installation. The group includes a service company, Cryogas Motor Fuel, which is engaged in converting quarry equipment to gas, Snitsky said. The company has relevant work experience, including in Kemerovo region.
The presentation shows that investments in the project (LNG plant plus gas stations) correspond to those previously announced, exceeding 7 billion rubles.
After the speech, Snitsky told Interfax that the company plans to "move further east towards Mongolia and China" in the future. Gas limits and the possible construction of new plants are being worked out, he said.
The gas station in Ulaanbaatar "will supply an entire bus fleet of 1,300 vehicles."
The Unified State Register of Legal Entities shows that 100% of Cryogas-Kuzbass LLC is owned by Polyus Kholoda LLC, which also owns two operating LNG mini-plants: Cryogas-Kaliningrad and Cryogas-Pskov.