Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 27
By Fatih Karimov - Trend:
Iran will start a $1.8 billion project soon to supply gas to its southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan.
National Iranian Gas Company's planning director, Hassan Montazer Torbati, said the project will include laying 260 kilometers of pipeline, seven pressure boost stations, and telecommunications systems, Iran's Shana news agency reported Sept. 27.
He added that over 300,000 urban and rural families will be supplied with natural gas.
In addition to supplying gas to houses, the power plants and industrial units located in the cities of Zahedan, Chabahar, Khash and Zabol will be also supplied with gas, he added.
In August 2014, Montazer Torbati said Iran will save $1.5 billion annually through supplying gas to power plants in Sistan-Baluchestan.
He added that some two billion liters of fuel is consumed per year by the province's power plants, which is valued at $1.5 billion.