Russia Considers Building Pipeline To China Via Kazakhstan - Minister
Date
2/23/2023 3:09:28 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 23. Kazakhstan
QazaqGaz, a national gas operator, and Gazprom, a Russian energy
company, working out the initial feasibility study for the
construction of a gas pipeline from Russia to China via Kazakhstan,
Bolat Akchulakov, the Minister of energy of Kazakhstan, said,
trend reports, via
Kazakh media.
The minister did not reveal any details regarding the
feasibility study and technical parameters of the potential
pipeline. However, he noted that the construction of the said
pipeline will enable Kazakhstan to carry out the gasification of
the eastern regions of the country.
Akchulakov noted that the gasification of the regions is one of
the priorities of the Kazakh government. Currently, around 11.6
million people, equivalent to 59 percent of the total population,
have access to gas.
This is not the first effort of Russia to establish close gas
cooperation with Central Asian countries. Earlier, Gazprom signed a
Roadmap with the governments of Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan. Earlier,
Russia proposed creating a gas union between the countries,
however, the plans have not yet materialized.
Gazprom sees the Chinese market as an opportunity to increase
its revenues in other regions, following the geopolitical
uncertainty, which prevents the Russian energy giant from exporting
gas to European countries. Gas demand in China is constantly
increasing due to industrial growth and a lack of major suppliers.
Earlier estimates suggest that gas demand in China may increase in
the corridor from 9 to 14 percent in 2023.
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