Nov 27 (LNGJ) - Russian natural gas company Gazprom, the main competitor to LNG imports in Western Europe, said it was expanding its domestic market and has built 9,830 kilometres of gas pipelines under the latest four-year infrastructure programme, enabling the supply of gas to 1,358 new localities.
“Accordingly, the gas penetration rate in Russia will grow from 66.2 percent (as of the beginning of 2016) to 71.4 percent by January 1, 2021. The rates of gas grid growth in rural areas will be 2.6 times higher than those in cities and towns,” explained Gazprom. The next building programme through 2025 will entail the construction of 24,400 kilometres of gas pipelines to supply 3,632 more localities.
