From September 19 to 21, the 29th Meeting of the Coordination Committee to operate the gas pipeline "Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan – Kazakhstan – China" was held. This year, the meeting was held in Almaty, hosted by Asian Gas Pipeline LLP, a joint venture of QazaqGaz NC JSC (RK) and Trans-Asia Gas Pipeline Company Limited (PRC). The Coordination Committee meeting has proven to be an effective platform for improving coordination and successful implementation of common tasks and projects.
NC QazaqGaz JSC and Asian Gas Pipeline LLP and Beineu-Shymkent Gas Pipeline LLP represented the Kazakh delegation.
The meeting participants highly appreciated the results of cooperation on the joint construction and operation of the gas pipeline and expressed their intention to strengthen the partnership. It is noted that the gas pipeline has become a trans-Asian gas artery and plays an essential role in ensuring the energy security of all partner countries.
"The construction of the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan-China gas pipeline is of great importance for our countries. For more than 15 years, the gas pipeline has been successfully operating, developing closer cooperation between the four countries through whose territory it runs. In turn, QazaqGaz intends to further strengthen cooperation with neighboring countries in geological exploration, production, transportation, sales, and construction of gas pipelines," said Sanzhar Zharkeshov, Chairman of the Board of JSC NC QazaqGaz.
The meeting of the Coordination Committee for the Operation of the Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Kazakhstan-China Gas Pipeline is an important platform on which the production operation of the pipeline is discussed, gas supply and transportation plans are determined and approved, and plans for the repair and maintenance of pipelines are made. Today, the project is significant in the socio-economic development of all participating countries.
Protocol decisions at the Meetings will make an essential contribution to the further coordinated work of the companies to improve energy cooperation. Called a new energy silk road, the Turkmenistan – Uzbekistan – Kazakhstan – China gas pipeline is a strategically important energy channel connecting Central Asia and China. It serves as a model of mutually beneficial economic cooperation between countries; its stable operation is of great importance for ensuring countries' energy security and promoting the transition to environmentally friendly "green" development.
