The construction work on the fourth pipeline of a mega power transmission project that transports natural gas from China’s western regions to the country’s began on Wednesday.
With a total length of 3,340 Kilometers (KM), the pipeline runs from Wuqia Country in Northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region to Zhongwei City in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region.
Zhang Wei, Board chairman, China Oil & Gas Piping Network Corporation, the construction company said that upon its completion, the pipeline would boost the mega power transmission project’s annual capacity up to 100 billion cubic meters.
According to him, the company is promoting the construction of oil and gas pipeline network infrastructure to ensure the energy security of the country.
