Russia is ready to build a gas pipeline to Pakistan, which will supply gas to this country from Iran. On draft Russia could earn $ 2 billion. However, experts warn that Pakistan gas pipeline will be only part of the route by which Iranian gas would go to China. Thus, the pipe system, Russia itself creates a competitor in the Chinese market.
The Russian government has approved a draft agreement with Pakistan on the construction of a gas pipeline in the country. The announcement of this posted on the website of the cabinet on Thursday. According to the report, it is about “creating an enabling environment for the construction with the participation of the Russian side of the gas pipeline North – South in the Islamic Republic of Pakistan from Karachi to Lahore (Pakistan’s coast – the border with India, respectively. -” Times “)” .
The length of 1.1 thousand. Km, capacity – 12.4 billion cu. meters of gas per year. The project involves the construction of five compressor stations. Start pipeline is planned in 2017. During the construction should be “maximum use of technology, materials, equipment and products of Russian production,” it is also expected to attract Russian scientific research, design and construction organizations.
Pakistan, for its part, provides the right to use the land and research and work on the definition of the route of laying the pipe.
Initially, the tube is designed to bring gas from Iran, it will be shipped by sea to and regasified liquefied form in Karachi. “Pakistan is resursodefitsitnym state and experiencing an acute shortage of electricity in the domestic market”, – says member of the expert council of the Union of Russian neftegazopromyshlennikv Eldar concerned.
The expert points out that Moscow is ready to finance the project (pre-investment valuation of $ 2 billion), but only upon receipt of appropriate payment guarantees from Islamabad.
In July, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif in a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Pakistan has fulfilled all the necessary formalities for the laying of the pipeline and waiting for the signing of agreements with Russia.
The state corporation “Rostec” (it was her “daughter” of “PT Global Resources” will build a pipe) “Gazeta.ru” said that the amount of investment is called can not, as a condition of the project agreed. But they were told by then pay off the construction.
«The project is implemented under the scheme BOOT (built own operate transfer), – they say in the press service of the state-owned corporation. – For 25 years, the pipeline will be owned by the project company under the leadership of the PT GR or a consortium with the participation of investors. ” After that the ownership will be transferred to Pakistan.
Partner PT GR acts Pakistani state company ISGSL, which is engaged in gas supply. She will pay the fare. “Pakistan gives state guarantee for a constant rate, as well as a guarantee in case ISGSL does not fulfill the obligation to pay the fare” – say in “Rostec.”
Under these conditions, the Russian side will borrow, as well as financial and strategic partners. We consider the Russian and foreign investors, including Pakistan.
According to the state-owned corporation, involved in the project is economically justified. “Construction of the pipeline – a major infrastructure project, which fits perfectly into the concept of” Rostec “Development of infrastructure projects abroad, and, of course, we expect to reach good parameters on profit for the project”, – said the source “Gazety.Ru”.
Kasai Eldar points out that, on the one hand, Russia is a purely commercial project. “But in the long run Pakistan may buy Russian LNG – said Kasai. – Negotiations with “Gazprom” has come. ”
The Russian-Pakistani talks on the liquefied natural gas in April, said Oil Minister and Natural Resources of Pakistan Shahid Abbasi. He said that Pakistan is very interested in such cooperation. However, today in Russia there is only one LNG plant (Sakhalin), and all its products have already been contracted for the years ahead. In 2014, Sakhalin plant produced 10.8 million tonnes, with 80% of these volumes purchased, Japan, substitute gas generation that fell after the rejection of nuclear energy, the reason for that served as the accident at the “Fukushima-1″.
However, the “Gazprom” and “Rosneft” want to build new facilities for liquefied natural gas (“LNG-Vladivostok” and “Far East LNG” respectively capacity of 15 million and 10 million tonnes).
But the construction of the pipe in Pakistan may have for Russia, and a negative effect. Partner Rusenergy Michael Krutikhin says Iran is now holding talks with Pakistan and China, and, in fact, a natural gas pipeline that will build Russia will be part of the future route of the gas from Iran to China.
«The participation of Russia in the Pakistani project entirely disadvantageous: deliveries from Iran will reduce China’s demand for gas, including from Russia,” – warns an expert.
Russia is currently building a pipeline “Power of Siberia”, which in China go 38 billion cubic meters. meters of gas per year. Also, negotiations on the so-called western route (pipeline “Altai”), which will annually export more to China 30 billion cubic meters.
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