AKTAU. July 21. KAZINFORM /Kanat Kulshmanov/ Construction of Beineu-Bozoi-Shymkent gas pipeline is planned to be started in October of this year. Kazakh Minister of Oil and Gas Sauat Mynbayev has informed bout it at the sitting in Mangystau.

"The construction is planned for the fourth quarter, but probably we'll start it earlier", he noted.

The project is aimed at providing energy to the country's southern regions. These regions usually consume about 4 billion cubic meters of gas annually.

Till 2013 the pipeline capacity will make 5 billion cubic meters per year. After 2013 the capacity may even increase to 10 billion cubic meters.