Work on Sheberghan-Mazar gas pipeline 60% completed

KABUL (TOLOnews): The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum reported that 60% of the construction work on the Sheberghan to Mazar-e-Sharif gas pipeline has been completed.
According to the spokesperson of the ministry, the pipeline spans 95.5 kilometers and has been invested with a cost of 6.9 million Afghanis.
Meanwhile, the Chamber of Commerce and Investment emphasized investment in the country’s mining sector, particularly in gas mines.
The Ministry of Mines and Petroleum said that the country’s largest gas reserves are located in the Yatim Taq, Khwaja Gogerdak, and Jirqudoq mines, which are currently being legally extracted.
The spokesperson added that the construction of the gas pipeline from Sheberghan, which costs 6.9 million Afghanis and spans 95.5 kilometers, has progressed 60% and upon completion, it will transport 1.5 million cubic meters of gas to Mazar-e-Sharif every day.
Humayun Afghan, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, said: “After this pipeline extends to Mazar-e-Sharif, it will have the capacity to transfer 1.5 million cubic meters of gas daily, transporting gas from Sheberghan to industrial parks, residential areas, and several factories with which we have contracts.”
Meanwhile, the Chamber of Commerce and Investment emphasized the establishment of standard refineries and the processing of mines, especially gas mines in the country.
“It is very fundamental and vital for the economy of Afghanistan and attention must be paid to it, especially by the Islamic Emirate. I think we have sufficient reserves,” said Khan Jan Alokozay, a member of the ACCI’s board of directors.
Meanwhile, some economic analysts believe that investing in mining extraction in the country is important for economic growth and emphasized its extraction in a standard manner.
“A very large investment is needed which has its own specific conditions, and we are not yet fully prepared,” said Mohammad Nabi Afghan, an economic analyst.
Despite having gas resources, the country currently imports the required gas from Central Asian countries and Iran.