MOSCOW, October 15. /TASS/. Russia plans to continue importing gasoline at least until the end of 2026 for supplying the market and replenishing reserves, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak told reporters on the sidelines of Russian Energy Week.
"We will continue imports at least until the end of the year as we need to both supply the domestic market and increase reserves, which went down in the summer period to meet domestic demand," he said.
The volume of imported gasoline on the Russian market remains stable at 10%, Novak added.
The Russian Energy Week (REW) International Forum is taking place in Moscow from October 14 to 16. It is being held with the support of the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation, and the Government of Moscow. The Roscongress Foundation organizes the forum. TASS is the information partner of Russian Energy Week.