“POWER OF SIBERIA” GAS PIPELINE

Dec. 3, 2019

Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin inaugurated the “Power of Siberia” gas pipeline.

About:

  • Under the contract, Russia will deliver 1 trillion cubic meters of natural gas to China over the next 30 years. The 30-year project is anchored by a $400 billion gas deal.

  • From Siberia to China’s Yangtze River delta in Shanghai, the massive pipeline will cover 8,000 km, with 5,111 km inside China, passing through nine provinces and municipalities.

  • Gas is being sourced from Chayandinskoye and Kovytka fields in eastern Siberia, and is then piped to Blagoveshchensk — the last town on the Russian side of the border. From there, it is tunneled under the Amur River, before entering Heihe on the Chinese side. 

Source : The Hindu