National Gas Grid to Extend Over 1,500 Km

In line with the policy to expand the national gas grid, projects are underway to add over 1,500 kilometers of pipelines to the country's gas network in the current fiscal that started on March 21, an Oil Ministry official said.
Mohsen Farsibaf, the project manager of Iran Gas Engineering and Development Company, added that the installation of 200 km of pipelines is underway and projects involving 1,300 km more have been handed to contractors, the implementation of which will commence soon, Shana reported.
"Over 3,300 km of pipes are also in the design and engineering phase," he said, without elaborating further.
The country plans to extend its 36,000-km high-pressure gas pipes to 45,000 km by 2025.