(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) ASTANA, Kazakhstan, July 22. Kazakhstan to
launch the transit of Russian gas to Uzbekistan in October 2023,
trend reports.
This was revealed during the visit of Chairman of the Management
Board of QazaqGaz national company Sanzhar Zharkeshov to the
facilities in the Atyrau region.
He inspected the progress of preparatory work on the Kazakhstan
section of the Central Asia - Center gas pipeline system for the
transportation of Russian gas to Uzbekistan through the territory
of Kazakhstan.
Currently, all technical measures carried out by QazaqGaz are
implemented according to the approved schedule.
At the moment, a number of repair and restoration measures have
been carried out: repair and restoration work on site No.14 in the
Mangystau region has been completed ahead of schedule and in full.
Passing pressure tests have been successfully carried out; repair
and restoration work on site No 1 in the West Kazakhstan region is
at the completion stage; repair and restoration work on sites
No.2-No.13 in the Atyrau region is actively underway.
Meanwhile, QazaqGaz and Russia's Gazprom signed an agreement on
the transportation of natural gas through Kazakhstan for consumers
in Uzbekistan in May this year.
The total annual volume of the gas supply is projected to reach
nearly 2.8 billion cubic meters.
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