Central Asia pipeline transits 10 bn cm of gas to China
The 1,833 km Central Asia Gas Pipeline has transited 10 bn cm of natural gas to China as on May 28, 2011 since it became operational in December 2009.
The pipeline brings natural gas from Turkmenistan through Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan to Horgos in Xinjiang-Uygur Autonomous Region in north-west China.
The pipeline was commissioned on December 14, 2009 with a daily transit capacity of 40 mm cm of gas which is supplied to 14 provinces, autonomous regions, municipalities and special administrative regions, including Shanghai and Hong Kong.
The Entry-Exit Inspection and Quarantine Bureau at Horgos checks the content of the gas, such as its hydrogen sulfide and carbon dioxide contents, around the clock to ensure its quality.
Meanwhile, China recently raised prices of electricity used for industrial, commercial and agricultural purposes across the country’s 15 provinces and municipalities by Yuan 16.7 (about $ 2.57) per 1,000 kWh.
The move is intended to ease regional power shortages, restrain the development of energy-guzzling industries and ensure a steady supply of electricity for residential use, the country’s National Development & Reform Commission (NDRC) said.
