US EditionAzerbaijan to Export 1.2 Bcm of Gas to Syria
KILIS, TURKEY, AUG 2 – The pipeline will deliver up to 2 billion cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas annually, increasing Syria's electricity supply from 3-4 hours to about 10 hours daily, officials said.
- On Saturday, Azerbaijan began supplying natural gas to Syria via Turkey with the inauguration of the Kilis-Aleppo pipeline.
- The initiative, carried out through a three-party energy exchange partnership between Azerbaijan, Turkey, and Qatar, aims to address the critical energy deficit in Syria caused by the conflict that began in 2011.
- The pipeline inaugurates a new energy corridor that supplies gas initially to Aleppo, increases Turkey's electricity exports to Syria by 25%, and aims to expand further.
- Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar announced that the pipeline has the capacity to supply as much as two billion cubic meters of natural gas each year, providing energy for almost 5 million Syrian households and increasing daily electricity availability from around 3–4 hours to 10 hours.
- This energy cooperation symbolizes a milestone in regional recovery and cooperation, potentially accelerating Syrians’ return by improving infrastructure and stability.
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Azerbaijan to export 1.2 bcm of gas to Syria
Azerbaijan will export 1.2 billion cubic metres (bcm) of gas annually through Turkey to Syria from the BP-operated Shah Deniz gas field in the Azeri Caspian Sea, a senior official at Azeri state energy company SOCAR told Reuters on Saturday. Turkey supported rebel forces in neighbouring Syria throughout the 13-year civil war that ended with the ousting of Bashar al-Assad in December and has become one of the new Syrian government's main foreign …
Kilis-Aleppo natural gas pipeline opened: Gas flow to Syria started
Turkish Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Alparslan Bayraktar called on European countries to support infrastructure projects for the return of Syrians in Europe. Turkey, Qatar, Azerbaijan and Syria are supporting a project that will provide electricity to 5 million households in Aleppo.
Since the fall of the Syrian leader Assad, the new government has asked for support in the reconstruction of the country destroyed by the civil war. In order to meet the population's energy needs, natural gas is now flowing from Azerbaijan.
Damascus, Aug 3 (Latin Press) Syrian Energy Minister Mohammad Al-Bashir today declared that the regional gas pipeline connecting Syria with Azerbaijan through Turkiye marks a strategic milestone in the Syrian government's efforts to strengthen its energy security. The post Syria reinforces its energy security with Azerbaijani gas first appeared on News Prensa Latina.
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