The Kazakhstan Railways (KTZ) and the Canadian company Condor Petroleum Inc signed a cooperation agreement.

Kazakhstan plans to transfer diesel locomotives to liquefied gas

The agreement involves the transfer of the locomotive fleet of KTZ from diesel fuel to liquefied natural gas (LNG), informs Railway Supply magazine citing KTZ.

In accordance with the agreement, tests will be developed and carried out to introduce systems for the use of LNG in diesel locomotives. The parties plan to approve a plan of measures for the implementation of the pilot project.

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A common working group has now been established.

“The working group should organize the entire process of converting the locomotive fleet from diesel fuel to LNG as an economic and ecological fuel. This will give a positive result in the future. After all, the volume of liquefied natural gas is 600 times less than in the gaseous state, which makes it possible to use this type of fuel over long distances. At the same time, the volume of emissions into the atmosphere is reduced by 40%, ”said Batyr Kotyrev, chief engineer of the Kazakhstan railway.

Condor Petroleum Inc is an international oil and gas company headquartered in Calgary, Canada. The main activity of the company is exploration and production of oil and gas in Kazakhstan and Eastern Europe, construction of modular plants for the production of liquefied natural gas.

As previously reported, 369 electric locomotives will be produced in Kazakhstan within the framework of cooperation with Alstom.

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