Astana (TDI): Russia will construct a new trunk gas pipeline to supply fuel to the northern and northeastern regions of Kazakhstan.
The decision was formalized in an order inked by the Russian government, which was published on the country’s official legal information portal.
According to the document, the pipeline will have a design capacity of ten billion cubic meters of gas per year, with compressor stations capable of generating fifty megawatts.
The route will pass through Russia’s Tyumen region.
Kazakhstan’s Energy Minister Almasadam Satkaliyev had previously unveiled two possible options for ensuring gas supplies to the country’s northern regions.
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The first strategy involved extending Gazprom’s existing Saryarka pipeline project, which would supply Kazakh gas to northern Kazakhstan.
The second strategy, now selected, is to import Russian gas through a newly built route.
The issue of supplying gas to northern Kazakhstan was first raised by President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in 2021.
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Tokayev stressed that gasification of the Akmola and North Kazakhstan regions is a strategically important task.
“This is a matter of national significance,” he said at the time, emphasizing that expanding gas infrastructure would not only strengthen the region’s industrial potential but also boost its attractiveness for business and improve living conditions for local residents.
