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ARKA News Agency, Armenia
Dec 6 2007
85% of earthwork on second section of Iran-Armenia gas main completed
YEREVAN, December 6. /ARKA/. 85% of the earthwork on the second
section of the Iran-Armenia gas main, Kajaran-Araratm, has been
completed, RA Minister of Energy Armen Movsisyan told reporters.
According to him, assembling on a 60-km-long section has been
completed, and the work on a 5-km-long section is to be completed one
of these days. `Before the end of the year the work will be continued
as long as the weather in the highlands permits,' the Minister said.
He pointed out that the construction is to be completed before the
end of 2008.
Movsisyan reported that the second section of the Armenia-Iran gas
main will increase the capacity of the gas-transport system and
annual gas imports from Iran to Armenia to 2.3bln cubic meters.
The first, 40-km-long, section of the gas-main, Meghri-Kajaran, was
put into operation on March 19, 2007.
The project is estimated at $220-250mln. Under an agreement, Iran is
to supply a total of 36bln cubic meters of gas to Armenia during 20
years. The agreement can be prolonged for five years, with the total
amount of gas to be supplied to Armenia to reach 47bln AMD.
The gas will be used for generation of electric energy, which will
later be used in Armenia exported to Iran - 3kw/h for one cubic
meter. P.T. -0--
Dec 6 2007
85% of earthwork on second section of Iran-Armenia gas main completed
YEREVAN, December 6. /ARKA/. 85% of the earthwork on the second
section of the Iran-Armenia gas main, Kajaran-Araratm, has been
completed, RA Minister of Energy Armen Movsisyan told reporters.
According to him, assembling on a 60-km-long section has been
completed, and the work on a 5-km-long section is to be completed one
of these days. `Before the end of the year the work will be continued
as long as the weather in the highlands permits,' the Minister said.
He pointed out that the construction is to be completed before the
end of 2008.
Movsisyan reported that the second section of the Armenia-Iran gas
main will increase the capacity of the gas-transport system and
annual gas imports from Iran to Armenia to 2.3bln cubic meters.
The first, 40-km-long, section of the gas-main, Meghri-Kajaran, was
put into operation on March 19, 2007.
The project is estimated at $220-250mln. Under an agreement, Iran is
to supply a total of 36bln cubic meters of gas to Armenia during 20
years. The agreement can be prolonged for five years, with the total
amount of gas to be supplied to Armenia to reach 47bln AMD.
The gas will be used for generation of electric energy, which will
later be used in Armenia exported to Iran - 3kw/h for one cubic
meter. P.T. -0--