The managing director of Iran’s Gas Engineering and Development Company says that importing gas from Iran remains the only viable solution to solve Pakistan’s energy consumption challenges, according to news site Zawya.
“We have so far completed laying 123 kilometers of pipeline on the Iranian soil and just the Iranshahr part is left,” he said, adding that a total of 300 kilometers of pipelines is yet to be laid in both sides.
“If Pakistan starts construction of its share, then Iran can start pumping gas to Islamabad by December,” he explained.
“In case Islamabad fails to construct its share, we need to use our pipes elsewhere,” Gharibi said.
He went on to note that by laying Iran-Pakistan gas pipeline, Tehran is mainly investing to expand its national gas network and only 30 percent of the expenses are related to the exports project.
Iranian Oil Minister Hamidreza Araqi said on February 22 that the Peace Pipeline will be stretched to China through Pakistan, Iran’s Mehr News Agency reported.
“Iran also plans to export LNG to China,” he explained.
Araqi further pointed out India and Turkey as attractive markets for Iranian gas.
“Iran pursues two scenarios to export natural gas to Europe,” he said, explaining that the first proposed route is through Turkey, and the second one through Iraq and Syria.
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