Projects to Augment Gas Supply Underway in Eastern Provinces

To bolster gas supply to eastern provinces, operations to extend a gas pipeline from Dashtak County in Sistan-Baluchestan to Nehbandan and Sarbisheh counties in South Khorasan have started, the head of state-run National Iranian Gas Company said.
“The 200-km pipeline will be laid in 18 months at an estimated cost of $150 million by the Iran Gas Engineering and Development Company,” Majid Chegeni was also quoted as saying by ISNA.
The project, in addition to providing the energy needed by industries in the region, will help promote sustainable development in eastern Iran, and improve economic and tourism activities in the underprivileged province, he added.