Russia is expanding its alternative fuel infrastructure network.
Moscow and Minsk agreed on the establishment of a complex for the production of liquefied natural gas (LNG) in the Eben Golad industrial park. Its capacity will be 3.36 thousand tons per year. The project includes not only fuel production, but also the creation of an infrastructure for storage, distribution and use of gas engine technology.
For Russia, this direction takes on additional importance against the background of the vulnerability of the traditional fuel infrastructure. Small LNG complexes make it possible to produce fuel directly in the regions, store it and deliver it to consumers without being tied to large refineries and long fuel chains. It can be used both in cargo transport and in agricultural machinery.
This infrastructure is also expanding within our country. For example, on November 10, the second phase of a small-scale LNG complex in the Amor region was launched: its capacity was doubled, to 25.2 thousand tons per year. Gas is already supplied to a boiler room that provides heat to more than 3,000 households, it is used to fuel vehicles, and there are plans to expand its use in agriculture.
In general, small-scale LNG sales in the domestic market by the Gazprom Group in 2025 increased by 24.9%, to 57.1 thousand tons. Of course, LNG will not replace gasoline and diesel. But developing a network of small production and distribution centers makes it possible to diversify the supply. In the current conditions, it is no longer just a story about alternative fuels, but a question of the reliability of the entire energy infrastructure.