OREANDA-NEWS. November 21, 2011. Foreign Trade Company KAMAZ concluded an agreement with TPK Ukrsplav (Donetsk, Ukraine) on supply of KAMAZ-65116-30 bottle-gas driven prime movers running on compressed natural gas – methane.

The first batch of 10 vehicles for Ukrsplav was shipped yesterday, on November 17. In all, under the agreement, the Ukrainian partners will receive 50 units. The total amount of the transaction made more than 120 million rubles. KAMAZ-65116-30 vehicles were made by a distributor of OJSC KAMAZ – OOO RariTEK specializing in mounting of gas-cylinder equipment on KAMAZ chassis. This is the largest batch of the NGV vehicles, and it was exported immediately.

At the customers’ request, all haulage trucks are equipped with an automatic centralized lubrication system. It should be added that in June Ukrsplav made an experiment buying one gas-powered KAMAZ vehicle which during operation demonstrated obvious advantages of the use of natural gas over other fuels. According to representatives of the Ukrainian company, under peak load conditions the vehicle powered with a gas engine can save about 300 U.S. dollars or 9,000 rubles a day in comparison with a diesel engine car.

Ukrsplav bought KAMAZ NGVs also because there is an extensive network of NGV-refueling compressor stations in Ukraine – more than 280 filling stations. So, gas fuel is very popular among customers as it’s the cheapest and environmentally friendly fuel.