Translation. Region: Russian Federal
Source: Government of the Russian Federation – An important disclaimer is at the bottom of this article.
Work on modernizing housing and communal services systems and facilities is intensifying in the regions. Since this year, it has been carried out within the framework of the federal project “Modernization of communal infrastructure” as part of the national project “Infrastructure for life”. By 2030, the country plans to replace at least 2.5% of communal networks annually, Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin reported.
“Modernization of public utility infrastructure is one of the key components of the comprehensive development of populated areas and improving the quality of life of Russians. To achieve the indicators of the national project “Infrastructure for Life”, it is necessary to significantly update the infrastructure and modernize the capacity of utility networks. This large-scale work is aimed at solving existing problems in the housing and utilities sector. At the same time, it is important to ensure systemic planning, the basis for which should be comprehensive plans for the modernization of regional housing and utilities systems. In general, from 2025 to 2030, it is necessary to build and modernize more than 50 thousand km of utility networks, at least 2 thousand drinking water supply and water treatment facilities. This will improve the quality of utilities for 20 million Russians. By 2030, it is planned to replace at least 2.5% of the networks annually, by 2035 this figure should be at least 5%,” said Marat Khusnullin.
In total, 4.5 trillion rubles must be allocated for the modernization of the housing and utilities sector, with a larger volume of funds to be provided from extra-budgetary sources. Such instruments as infrastructure bonds, treasury infrastructure loans, writing off two-thirds of the regions’ debt on budget loans, subsidies from the federal budget and regional budget funds, as well as tariff sources of resource supplying organizations are involved in the financing.
The Deputy Prime Minister added that in 2019–2024, more than 12,000 km of utility networks and 5,500 housing and utilities infrastructure facilities were built and modernized in the country’s regions. The Territorial Development Fund is the operator of a number of federal programs supervised by the Ministry of Construction.
“In particular, these are programs involving infrastructure budget and special treasury loans, as well as concessional loans from the National Welfare Fund. Under the IBC program, more than 270 housing and communal services facilities and events have been completed since 2022, including over 1,000 km of utility networks. Within the framework of the SKK program launched in 2023 as a continuation of this regional development instrument, 120 facilities and events have been completed, including over 320 km of utility networks. Thanks to concessional loans from the NWF, since the launch of this program in 2022, about 1.1 thousand facilities have been commissioned, including over 1.3 thousand km of utility networks. These utilities infrastructure modernization tools have proven to be in demand by the regions, and their implementation continues,” said Ilshat Shagiakhmetov, General Director of the Territorial Development Fund.
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