In Moscow region four years hooked up to gas about 70 thousand inhabitants. About it reports TV channel “360” with reference to the Ministry of energy of the region on Wednesday, June 14.
Since 2014 the number connected to the gas supply of objects increased to 80 per year, said the head of the Ministry Leonid Neganov.
According to the program of gasification of Moscow region to the gas must be connected to almost 1.2 thousand more than in thousands of localities where there are more than 290 thousand people. It covers the period to 2025.
In March the head of Ministry Alexander Novak said that Russia will never be gasified at 100 percent. He explained that in some regions, it is impossible to provide the necessary infrastructure.
According to the Federal Ministry of energy, the level of gasification in Russia last year rose one percent to 67.2 percent.