Gazprom Neft and Hevel Company group (a Russian company operating in the solar energy industry) signed an agreement on the construction of solar power station based on the Moscow and Omsk refineries. Omsk Oil Refinery will be the first.
The solar power plant in Omsk should start operating by the end of 2019, its capacity will be 1 MW. It will become a pilot project of two companies. According to the idea the resulting clean energy will supply electricity to the administrative buildings of the plant.
Deputy General Director of Gazprom Neft for logistics, processing and sales Anatoly Cherner is confident, that the project is an important part of the modernization program of their refineries. Solar power plants will provide Gazprom Neft refinery with additional generation, will improve energy efficiency and environmental friendliness of enterprises.
Indeed, the infrastructure of the oil and gas sector has great potential for the implementation of solutions based on RES, in turn, such projects provide new opportunities for the development of technologies in the field of solar energy in this sector.
