Azerbaijan, Baku, July 25 / Trend /
Around 138.5 kilometers of gas pipelines were laid and repaired in Baku in the first half of 2012.
The work is underway to take gas pipes out of the ground and re-lay them, to install and repair gas equipment to improve providing houses with gas, SOCAR said today.
As a result of the work, gas supply of customers has improved. Moreover, around 189,388 mechanical gas meters were replaced with new smart card electronic gas meters in Baku in the first half of 2012.
At present, the operations are being conducted in 41 areas to improve providing consumers with natural gas.
The operations have been completed in some Baku's settlements.