Government of the Irkutsk Region and OOO Gazprom LNG Technologies signed an agreement on the development of liquefied gas production and distribution infrastructure in the region. In particular, the document envisages construction of an LNG production line with the capacity of 0.75 tons per hour at the Kovykta gas condensate field. This will be the first stage, the second stage will be construction of an LNG complex with the capacity of 3 tons per hour. The project is to be implemented by the beginning of 2025, with investments of ₽3 billion.