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Gasification level in Azerbaijan hits 90 percent

Oil&Gas Materials 5 February 2014 16:16 (UTC +04:00)
The number of regions in Azerbaijan receiving gas reached 67.

Baku, Azerbaijan, Feb.5
By Emil Ismayilov - Trend:

The number of regions in Azerbaijan receiving gas reached 67, according to an article by Azerbaijan's Energy Minister Natig Aliyev published in the Azerbaijan newspaper on Feb.5.

"The restoration of gas supply in various regions resulted in a saving of funds by the population that were spent on other fuels," the minister said.

Around 9000 kilometres of gas pipelines were constructed in the country in 2013 under work programmes to increase the level and improvement of gasification, according to the article. The gasification level in Azerbaijan hit 90 percent excluding the regions occupied by Armenia.

"Currently, the gasification level in Baku is 96.3 percent, whilst in the regions it is 65.4 percent. The level of providing subscribers with meters was brought up to 99 percent," Aliyev said.

To date, over 500,000 meters working on the basis of smart cards (prepaid cards) have been installed for Azerbaijan's gas subscribers.

The total number of gas subscribers has already exceeded 1.6 million, some 1.58 million of which are domestic subscribers.

Translated by L.Z.

Edited by S.M.

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