All villages to have gas supply by 2013
All Azerbaijani villages and settlements will have
gas supplies available to their residents and businesses before
2013, the acting head of Azerigas, the state-controlled gas
supplier, has said.
Alikhan Malikov added that following a presidential instruction, Azerigas had designed a draft state program for the 2009-2013 period and submitted it to the Cabinet of Ministers. Under the program, 550,000 new gas consumers will be added throughout 1,900 residential settlements of the country.
Malikov said, further, that taking into consideration the growing demand for gas in the country, the government was paying special attention to the expansion of strategic gas storage facilities. Following a major overhaul of storage facilities, their capacity will increase from 550 million to 1.4 billion cubic meters. This will allow the country the opportunity to rid itself of its dependence on gas imports.
Alikhan Malikov added that following a presidential instruction, Azerigas had designed a draft state program for the 2009-2013 period and submitted it to the Cabinet of Ministers. Under the program, 550,000 new gas consumers will be added throughout 1,900 residential settlements of the country.
Malikov said, further, that taking into consideration the growing demand for gas in the country, the government was paying special attention to the expansion of strategic gas storage facilities. Following a major overhaul of storage facilities, their capacity will increase from 550 million to 1.4 billion cubic meters. This will allow the country the opportunity to rid itself of its dependence on gas imports.
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