Irkutsk Oil Company (IOC) awarded the winners of the Energy of the Native Land 2024 grant competition in Mirny.

The formal award ceremony took place at the administration of the Mirninsky District of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). In Yakutia, with the support of the company, five socially significant projects will be implemented in the Mirninsky and Lensky districts.

In addition, an agreement was signed with the Mirninsky District Center for the Development of Entrepreneurial and Social Initiatives to provide further support for the projects of grant competition participants.

The winning projects are aimed at developing education, ecology, sports, culture, as well as improving the quality of life of socially vulnerable groups and preserving the traditional culture of the indigenous peoples of the North.

For example, in the Mirninsky District, a national board game tournament will be held at School No. 9 named after R.V. Lonkunov, and a psychological relief room will be set up in a nursing home for the elderly and disabled. Robotics and programming classes for preschoolers will be offered.

The Young Guard Museum at School No. 4 in Lensk will be modernized. The city also plans to hold free classes and master classes in the Korean martial art of hapkido for children and teenagers.

The participants also included non-profit, budgetary and public organizations from Ust-Kutsky, Nizhneilimsky, Kirensky, Katangsky districts of the Irkutsk Region. A total of 119 applications were submitted for the competition, 27 of which were from Yakutia. As a reminder, four projects were implemented in the Mirninsky District in 2024.

Irkutsk Oil Company has been providing grant support in the areas of operation since 2019. Over the entire period of the My Dream District and Energy of Native Land competitions, 362 applications have been submitted in various areas, more than 100 initiatives have been implemented, and 11 projects are in the process of being implemented by the end of the year.

Irkutsk Oil Company (IOC) is one of the independent producers of hydrocarbons in Russia. The Company was established in 2000 and conducts geological study, exploration and development of subsoil blocks in the Irkutsk Region, Krasnoyarsk Region and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The company ranks in the top 5 best employers in the Energy, Mining and Processing category and is in the top 50 of the hh.ru employer rating.

IOC awarded the winners of the Energy of the Native Land grant competition in Mirny