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EBRD plans to allot 1bn euros for Nabucco

24 June 2009 15:10 (UTC+04:00)
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is seeking to become the main financier of the Western-backed Nabucco pipeline that will pump Caspian gas to Europe while bypassing Russia. The EBRD plans to provide 1 billion euros for the construction of the pipeline, said Riccardo Puliti, the bank`s Business Group Director in charge of energy and natural resources sectors.
Experts say that in total, 7-8 billion euros is required for the implementation of the project.
According to estimates, in case the Nabucco project is built, 26-32 billion cubic meters of gas will be transported to Europe from Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

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