Petrol filling stations as multifunctional complexes

15 сентября 2014
Opportunity to fill the car, stop to have a rest and even have a bite are important factors for all motorists. In the last 5 years there has been positive change in this sphere.
As the working staff notes, some drivers do not even buy fuel. They just come to eat or buy something in the store. Especially because it works around the clock, thanks to that the retail trade turnover increased by a few percent.

Filling stations equipped with cafes and shopping areas obtain half of the income from retail sale of automotive products and foodstuffs.

Since 2011, the country implemented a 5-year program of development of network of filling stations. In 2015, the country will have 850 filling stations. Now there are almost 750 of them.


Sergey Kamornikov, Deputy Director General of the petrochemical company: The filling station is not just a place to sell fuel, it is primarily a multi-site, where the consumer can get a wide range of services. This includes selection of related products, cleaning, catering and restaurant business.


Stations are now preparing for the rapid spread of electric vehicles. One of the largest petrochemical companies in Belarus bought electric car to explore the market and open a chain of filling stations with new software.


Andrei Robuk, foreman of PFS of petrochemical company: If there is demand, we will build electro-filling stations, hydrogen stations.


It is planned that one station for electric cars will be built in Minsk, two more - in Gomel.
So far, the most popular fuels for Belarusian stations are diesel - now its quality is raised to Euro-5 - and 92-octane gasoline, which will be gradually replaced by high-octane 95 gasoline. High-quality fuel for the filling stations will be provided by our two refineries, which will complete the next stage of modernization in 2015 and increase the refining depth to 92-93%.