The inauguration ceremony of Türkiye-Syria natural gas pipeline is being held
The opening ceremony of the natural gas pipeline is being held in the Yavuzlu village of the Kilis province of Türkiye, APA-Economics' correspondent assigned to Türkiye reports.
According to the report, with the commissioning of the pipeline, the export of Azerbaijani gas to Syria via Türkiye will begin.
Officials attend the ceremony
According to the information, the opening ceremony of the pipeline will be attended by the Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan Mikayil Jabbarov, the Director General of the Qatar Development Fund Fahad Hamad Al-Sulaiti, the Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of the Republic of Türkiye Alparslan Bayraktar, and the Minister of Energy of Syria Muhammad Al-Bashir.
Symbolic opening and speeches are planned
It should be noted that the ministers are expected to deliver speeches at the opening ceremony. After the speeches, the officials participating in the ceremony will be invited to the stage. Then, the valve located on the stage will be symbolically turned, thereby starting the supply of Azerbaijani gas to Syria.
Azerbaijani gas to be used in Syrian power plants
It should be noted that preparations for the transportation of natural gas under the recently signed document between SOCAR and Syria have been completed. In the first stage, 1.2 billion cubic meters of natural gas are planned to be sent to Syria annually. The gas will pass through the city of Kilis on the Turkish border and reach the power plants in Aleppo and Homs and will be used for electricity generation. Thanks to this, a production capacity of approximately 1,200–1,300 megawatts is targeted.
Memorandum of Understanding signed between SOCAR and Syria
At the same time, on July 12, within the framework of the working visit of the Interim President of the Syrian Arab Republic, Ahmed Al-Sharaa, to Azerbaijan, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between SOCAR and the Government of the Syrian Arab Republic.
The Memorandum was signed by the Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan, Chairman of the Supervisory Board of SOCAR, Mikayil Jabbarov, and the Minister of Energy of Syria, Muhammad Al-Bashir.
