OREANDA-NEWS Sergey Kharlashkin, Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Leningrad Region, and Vitaly Markelov, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Board, signed a roadmap for the development of gas engine fuel markets at the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum, the press service of the government of the Leningrad Region reports.

The region, in cooperation with Gazprom structures, will continue to create conditions for the conversion of vehicles to natural gas," the message says.

Gazprom will also continue to expand the city and regional network of gas filling stations, and the Leningrad Region will support car owners and work to increase fleets of gas–powered vehicles, including municipal ones.

The Leningrad region is among the top 20 regions of Russia in terms of the level of development of the gas engine fuel market. From 2019 to 2023, the fleet of methane-powered vehicles in the Leningrad Region grew from 2.5 thousand units to 3.4 thousand units. In two years, the share of gas-powered buses in the Leningrad Region has increased from 12.9% to 15.1%. There are 12 automotive gas filling compressor stations (CNG stations) operating in the region, and their number is planned to increase to 23 by 2030.

The St. Petersburg International Gas Forum is taking place from October 8 to 11. It is attended by about 20 thousand participants from 53 countries. The Forum is supported by the Ministry of Industry and Trade, the Ministry of Energy and the Government of St. Petersburg, leading industry associations and associations.