SOCAR Georgia Gas concludes gas network construction in Adzharia
SOCAR Georgia Gas has held an opening ceremony to mark the finalization of construction of a gas pipeline in the Adzhariya Autonomous Republic, Georgia.,AzerTag state news agency reported.The event was attended by Georgian Energy Minister Kakha Kaladze and employees of the company.
The 17km-long gas network will enable 900 potential users to get connected to the gas pipeline.
According to the plan of the Georgian Ministry of Energy and gas companies, more than 86,000 families (252 in the villages) in Georgia will be provided with the natural gas by the end of 2014.
Company "SOCAR Georgia Gas", as a daughter company of the "SOCAR Energy Georgia", was established in August 2007 with the aim of making its relative contribution to the market of natural gas in Georgia. The company is carrying out import and selling to the social and commercial users.
Within the framework of the agreement concluded between the Ministry of Economic Development of Georgia and "SOCAR Georgia Gas", the company is implementing construction of new gas pipelines and rehabilitating the existing ones in populated areas of various regions of Georgia.