The Tatarstan International Forum for Energy Efficiency and Ecology was opened today at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Centre. The opening ceremony was attended by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Russia’s Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Mikhail Ivanov, Prime Minister of Tatarstan Aleksey Pesoshin, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov.
The Forum’s programme includes a number of events on energy efficiency, development of large and distributed power generation, market development of gas motor fuel, application of alternative energy sources, digitalisation in energy sector, and hydrogen power.
The Tatarstan President and other guests toured the 21st International Specialised Exhibition entitled “Energy. Resource Saving” organised as part of the Forum. More than 80 Russian companies presented their state-of-the-art materials, equipment, and technologies ensuring efficient and safe operation of energy sector enterprises. Rustam Minnikhanov visited the stands of the Tatarstan Grid Company, Tatenergo, Tatenergosbyt, Tatneft, TAIF, Gazprom LNG Technologies, RariTEK, NTC UES and other companies in the sector.
Also on the sidelines of the Forum, a cooperation agreement was signed in the presence of the Tatarstan President between MTS Entertainment and Kazan Expo. The parties agreed to cooperate on the strategic development of concert activities.