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| Russia to complete Pakistan Stream gas pipeline in 2025 – energy minister | Russia to complete Pakistan Stream gas pipeline in 2025 – energy minister |
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| Construction works on the Pakistan Stream gas pipeline project will be completed as early as 2025 with sustained financing, according to Russian Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov. | Construction works on the Pakistan Stream gas pipeline project will be completed as early as 2025 with sustained financing, according to Russian Energy Minister Nikolay Shulginov. |
| “If it goes well with funding issues, we expect the project to be fully implemented in 2025,” the minister told journalists on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. | “If it goes well with funding issues, we expect the project to be fully implemented in 2025,” the minister told journalists on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. |
| Shulginov said that Russian companies are in charge of the construction of the pipeline, while their Pakistani partners are responsible for the gas and for building a regasification terminal. | Shulginov said that Russian companies are in charge of the construction of the pipeline, while their Pakistani partners are responsible for the gas and for building a regasification terminal. |
| In late May, the two countries signed a deal on building a major gas pipeline linking the Pakistani southern port of Karachi and another port city, Gwadar, to power plants and industrial hubs in Pakistan’s northern region of Punjab. | In late May, the two countries signed a deal on building a major gas pipeline linking the Pakistani southern port of Karachi and another port city, Gwadar, to power plants and industrial hubs in Pakistan’s northern region of Punjab. |
| Spanning over 683 miles (1,100 kilometers), the pipeline is expected to have a discharge capacity of up to 12.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year, according to the Russian Energy Ministry. | Spanning over 683 miles (1,100 kilometers), the pipeline is expected to have a discharge capacity of up to 12.4 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year, according to the Russian Energy Ministry. |
| Under the terms of the agreement, Pakistan would reportedly hold a 74% stake in the pipeline operator while Russia would own the remaining 26%. The initial deal to build the pipeline was clinched back in 2015. | Under the terms of the agreement, Pakistan would reportedly hold a 74% stake in the pipeline operator while Russia would own the remaining 26%. The initial deal to build the pipeline was clinched back in 2015. |
| The project is expected to become the largest infrastructure deal between the two nations since the early 1970s, when the Soviet Union built the Pakistan Steel Mills industrial complex at Port Qasim, near Karachi. | The project is expected to become the largest infrastructure deal between the two nations since the early 1970s, when the Soviet Union built the Pakistan Steel Mills industrial complex at Port Qasim, near Karachi. |
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