Construction of the East Route natural gas pipeline has been finalized, according to its operator
Construction of the East Route mega pipeline to supply Russian natural gas from Siberia to eastern China has been completed, CCTV reported this week, citing the project’s operator PipeChina.
According to the report, the 5,111 km cross-border pipeline is now entering its final commissioning phase and will soon be fully operational. The southernmost section, linking the coastal province of Jiangsu with Shanghai is complete.
The pipeline enters China via the border city of Heihe in northeastern Heilongjiang Province, and runs through nine provincial regions, supplying natural gas to areas along the route, including Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin.
Once fully operational, the pipeline will supply 38 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year, enough to meet the annual gas demands of 130 million urban households, CCTV reported.
