Over 50 boiler houses in Yakutia to switch to gas within two years

More than 50 boiler houses in 17 settlements of Yakutia, Russia, plan to switch to gas fuel over the next two years. Minister of Housing and Utilities and Energy Vyacheslav Emelyanov announced the plan at a press conference at the TASS Far East centre.

"In the framework of gasification of settlements, we primarily plan to abandon inefficient boiler houses running on costly fuel — coal and especially oil," Emelyanov said. The shift is expected to improve the reliability of utility services and reduce state budget spending on subsidising the inter-tariff difference.

Separately, a large programme with Gazprom has started to convert coal- and oil-fired boilers to gas in South Yakutia. By 2030, 67 boiler houses are planned to switch in the Olekminsky, Lensky, Nerungrinsky and Aldansky districts. The 2026 social gasification plan has been completed ahead of schedule, and since the start of the year Sakhatransneftegaz has connected 1,500 houses to the gas network.