President of Tatarstan inspects second construction stage of OAO “TANECO”

3 April 2013, Wednesday
resident of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited oil refinery complex OAO “TANECO” and Nizhnekamsk heat power station. He inspected construction of Integrated Hydrocracking Unit.

Heads of contract organisations reported on workflow at first start cycle. About 3,5 thousand people are currently working at the object. 

To the point, within the framework of second construction stage of oil refinery complex Tatneft continues building Integrated Hydrocracking Unit. Up to 2,9 mln tons of vacuum gas oil per year for generation of Euro 5 fuel will be refined here. 

The President saw several main objects with high level of readiness. 

At construction site of Nizhnekamsk heat power station the project of fundamental reconstruction of the station was presented to Rustam Minnikhanov. As a result, electric power of the station will increase by 350 megawatt.

Under the second modernization stage of heat power station coke generated upon advanced refining will be used as fuel. This will provide integration of Nizhnekamsk heat power station with TANECO and realization of the strategy of closed cycle. The most advanced technology that meets European ecological standards will be used hereby.

Rustam Minnikhanov said that the project was quite interesting and noted its technological connection with further development of OAO “TANECO”. Another advantage is release of huge amount of natural gas that will be used for developing Nizhnekamsk industrial district. 

Later on the same day Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting with Director General of OJSC “Tatneft” Shafagat Takhautdinov, Head of Nizhnekamsk Aidar Metshin, representatives of project participants, heads of several ministries and agencies. 
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