Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, Nov. 24
By Huseyn Hasanov – Trend:
Under the interstate agreements, the capacity of the Turkmenistan-China gas pipeline will be gradually increased up to 65 billion cubic meters per year in the coming years, the Turkmen Dovlet Habarlary state news agency reported.
“The construction of the fourth branch (D) of this major power line, which involves the idea of recreating the Great Silk Road that for thousands of years connected the peoples of the continent, is on the agenda,” says the report.
After the commissioning of the gas pipeline, 194 billion cubic meters of Turkmen gas were exported to China, said Li Shuliang, general manager of CNPC International Turkmenistan, at the Ashgabat Oil and Gas Conference in November 2017.
Turkmenistan is one of key players on the energy market of the Caspian region and ranks fourth in the world in terms of its gas reserves. Currently, the country delivers gas to China and Iran.
The gas communication route passes through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. The construction of the fourth line of the gas pipeline is planned to be conducted through Uzbekistan, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan.