Uzbek Uztransgaz Plans To Increase Imports Of Russian Natural Gas
Date
2/28/2024 12:08:57 AM
(MENAFN- Trend News Agency) TASHKENT, Uzbekistan, February 28. Uzbek
Uztransgaz JSC wants to invest $470 million in 2024-2030 to
increase imports of Russian natural gas, Trend reports.
According to the investment program approved by the Uzbek
government, the project will be financed by attracting funds from
foreign banks.
According to the head of Russian gazprom company Alexei Miller,
the company is discussing cooperation with Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan
and Kyrgyzstan for a long-term period of 15 years, including
opportunities for gas transit to third countries.
He said that 15 years is an ambitious goal that includes plans
to further expand Russian gas supplies and gas transportation
capacity.
Last summer, Uzbekistan's Energy Minister Jo'rabek Mirzamahmudov
and head of Gazprom Alexei Miller signed an agreement on Russian
gas supplies to Uzbekistan.
The agreement is valid for two years and provides for the supply
of 2.8 billion cubic meters of gas per year. Transit is carried out
through the Central Asia-Center gas pipeline.
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