According to RIA Novosti, Mishustin noted that "despite the colossal reserves of natural gas, two-thirds of the thermal power plants in the Far East still run on coal."
The prime minister said that "the level of gasification here is noticeably lower even here, in Kamchatka, where, in principle, it is closest to the average Russian indicators."
Earlier, Mishustin, during a working trip to the Kamchatka Territory, visited the Fishing collective farm named after I. Lenin, where he got acquainted with new fishing vessels and examined a modern fish processing plant, which is planned to be launched in September.