Yuri Trutnev met with investors of the Trans-Baikal Territory

Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation - Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Far Eastern Federal District Yuri Trutnev held a meeting on the progress of implementation of the largest investment projects in the Trans-Baikal Territory.

“Transbaikalia has high investment potential.The region is home to more than a hundred types of strategically important minerals: uranium ores, copper, gold, tungsten, silver, bismuth and much more.The balance reserves of more than 500 deposits of solid minerals in Transbaikalia account for more than 10% of the country's total reserves.In addition, its proximity to China and Mongolia makes the region attractive from the point of view of logistics development.Transport and logistics centers are being created in border areas.We have already touched upon the issue related to the lack of energy capacity.This problem is common to the entire Far East.The Ministry of Eastern Development, together with the Ministry of Energy, is making every effort to solve this problem: a program for the development of the energy sector in the Far Eastern Federal District until 2030 is being developed.To resolve the issue of providing electricity in the Trans-Baikal Territory by 2029, it is planned to introduce a new generation facility at the Kharanorskaya State District Power Plant and construct the Zabaikalskaya Thermal Power Plant by 2031.Today we will discuss the investment project for the construction of the Transbaikal thermal power station with a capacity of 1050 megawatts.Let’s consider other projects proposed by investors,” Yuri Trutnev opened the meeting.

The meeting discussed new and existing projects in the fields of mining, logistics and energy.

En+ is implementing a large-scale project for the construction of the Transbaikal Thermal Power Plant (TPP) with a capacity of 1050 MW.The project is aimed at eliminating energy shortages in the region.A coal station (three blocks of 350 MW each) will be built in the Trans-Baikal Territory with full capacity commissioning by the end of 2031 with an investment of over 400 billion rubles.It is planned that the power units will begin supplying power to the network in stages: the first - from July 1, 2031, the second - from October 1, the third - from December 1.Coal will be used as the main fuel for all power units.

Another En+ project is associated with the construction of a coal mine at the Zashulanskoye deposit.The project is being implemented in the Transbaikalia ASEZ.The development of the Zashulanskoye deposit is anchor from the point of view of the development of the industrial and economic potential of the Trans-Baikal Territory and the Krasnochikoysky region.By the end of 2029, production of five million tons of thermal coal is planned.

The prospects for the project to create a transport and logistics center within the framework of a concession agreement in the village of Zabaikalsk were considered.The project is aimed at developing infrastructure to handle growing export-import flows.

Mosstroytrans Corporation is developing a project to create an unmanned cross-border transport system for transporting containers between Russia and China.The comprehensive project for creating a cross-border transport system provides for a cargo throughput capacity of up to 10 million tons per year, which can make a significant contribution to the development of the transport and logistics system of the two countries.Modern digital stations on the Russian and Chinese sides will include loading and unloading areas, container warehouses, customs control areas and other necessary facilities.The system has a number of advantages: security, efficiency and high performance.The technology used in the project is environmentally friendly and low-carbon.

“The investor, Mosstroytrans Corporation, has developed a feasibility study, concluded partnership agreements with Chinese partners, and selected land plots for the implementation of the project near the Starotsurukhaituysky DAPP.To start implementing a complex project, it is necessary to conclude an appropriate intergovernmental agreement between Russia and China,” said Chochua Merabi, president of Mosstroytrans Corporation LLC.

The development of the Berezovsky iron ore deposit and the construction of a mining and processing plant for the enrichment of iron ore were discussed.The investor, GRK Huatai LLC, plans to invest 113 billion rubles, creating a large-scale export-oriented production with modernization of infrastructure.The company plans to modernize the mining enterprise and increase annual production capacity from 200-300 thousand tons to 10 million tons within eight years.Huatai also plans to build a cross-border conveyor gallery worth 8 billion rubles, simultaneously with the modernization of the existing Olochi-Shivey checkpoint.The plant at the field will load products onto a conveyor and unload them at a logistics center in Shiwei, China.

The Udokan Copper Company is an anchor resident of the Transbaikalia ASEZ and is implementing a project to develop the largest Udokan copper deposit in Russia.In 2023, the company began production of commercial copperwaste, and plans to launch copper cathode in 2026.The productivity of the Udokan mining and metallurgical plant allows it to process 15 million tons of copper ore and produce 150 thousand tons of copper per year.Products in the form of copper cathode and sulfide concentrate will be sold simultaneously both on the domestic market and in the countries of the Asia-Pacific region.Udokan Copper provides safe working conditions by introducing modern technologies, automated management and control systems.The company creates a comfortable working environment at the largest field in Transbaikalia.As part of the agreement with the Far East and Arctic Development Corporation, 4,555 jobs have already been created.

“We will continue to support investors in the implementation of their projects, which will help develop both Transbaikalia and the entire Far East,” concluded Yuri Trutnev.

The Ministry of Planning and Development of Transbaikalia added that the region is not only implementing large-scale projects in the mining, energy and logistics industries, which allows the region to develop dynamically and strengthen its economic status, but also is actively working to attract new investors.The Ministry of Planning works closely with investors and federal departments to create comfortable conditions for business and increase the investment attractiveness of the region.

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