BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 24. Turkmenistan supplied $4.25 billion worth of natural gas to China from January through May this year, while increasing export volumes, Trend reports.
According to official data, during the reporting period Turkmenistan supplied pipeline gas to China by 13.5 percent more than in the first 5 months of last year.
In addition to Turkmenistan, in March China also imported natural gas from Central Asian countries such as Kazakhstan ($300.1 million) and Uzbekistan ($118.6 million).
At the moment, Turkmenistan supplies its gas to China through three gas pipelines passing through Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan and reaching China. The total capacity of these pipelines is 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year.
Furthermore, it was agreed to build the fourth line of the gas pipeline in February 2022, which will connect Turkmenistan and China. It is expected that after the commissioning of this line, the volume of annual gas supplies from Turkmenistan to China will increase to 65 billion cubic meters.