TEHRAN July 26 (Shana)--National Iranian Gas Company (NIGC) is to invest 8.5 billion dollars in Iran Gas Trunkline-9 (IGAT-9) to feed western provinces, an NIGC official said.
�Asghar Soheilipour said the IGAT-9 designing is expected to be completed in two months.


�With the construction of this pipeline, in addition to increasing gas supply to western provinces, it will be possible to boost exports,� he said.

Soheilipour said IGAT-9 will feed gas into pipelines crossing Bazargan border point.

IGAT-9 (known as Europe Gas Export Line), 1,800 meters long, originates in east of Assaluyeh and passes by western provinces of Khuzestan, Ilam, Kurdistan and Azerbaijan and reaches to Turkey�s border.

By SHANA

 

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