US EditionTurkey Starts Supplying Azerbaijani Gas to Boost Syria's Power Output
KILIS, TURKEY, AUG 1 – Annual deliveries of up to two billion cubic meters of Azerbaijani gas via Turkey aim to restore 1,200 megawatts of electricity to support Syria's post-war recovery.
- On Saturday, Turkey began supplying natural gas from Azerbaijan to Syria, with annual deliveries expected to reach up to two billion cubic metres.
- Syrian authorities are concerned with reconstruction after years of conflict, as Damascus and Ankara reached a pipeline deal in May, Syrian Energy Minister Mohammad al-Bashir said.
- At a Kilis ceremony, Turkish Energy Minister Alparslan Bayraktar said, 'In the initial phase, up to two billion cubic metres of natural gas per year could be exported to Syria' and noted it will produce around 900 megawatts of electricity.
- The gas will activate a 1,200-megawatt power plant and meet the electricity needs of approximately five million households, helping Syria return to normal.
- Azerbaijan plans to export 1.2 billion cubic metres of gas annually from the Shah Deniz gas field, demonstrating export capability to Syria, the West, East, and South.
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Turkey starts supplying Azerbaijani gas to boost Syria’s power output
Turkey on Saturday began supplying natural gas from Azerbaijan to Syria, whose infrastructure has been ravaged by a long civil war, with annual deliveries expected to reach up to two billion cubic metres. Syria's Islamist authorities, who toppled Bashar al-Assad in December, are seeking to rebuild the battered country where power cuts can last for
Azerbaijan to send gas to Syria through Turkey annually
TEHRAN, Aug. 02 (MNA) – Azerbaijan will export 1.2 billion cubic meters of gas annually 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.
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