Accelerated gasification rates to provide 11 mln with gas by 2025

NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM «The accelerated gasification rates will let provide 11 mln people with gas by 2025,» Kazakh Energy Minister Magzum Mirzagaliyev said.

As of today, the country’s northern and eastern regions have no access to gas. Currently, the gasification issues such as Saryarka main gas pipeline follow-on and construction of main gas pipelines from Russia are being debated.

Construction of the Beineu-Bozoi-Shymkent gas pipeline 2^nd line, Beineu-Zhanaozen 2^nd line construction, construction of the 3^rd line of the Bukhara-Ural gas pipeline, etc. are being developed to meet the growing demand of consumers in natural gas.

He also stressed that the accelerated gasification rates will let provide 11.05 mln people with natural gas by 2025, 13.5 mln or 65% of population by 2030.