China began construction of a national natural gas pipeline project in Shenzhen, which will eventually supply clean energy to 15 regions. Shenzhen residents will get access to natural gas from Central Asia by 2011 when the pipeline is operational.
It is China’s second west-east natural gas pipeline is the country’s most expensive energy project in decades and the world’s longest natural gas pipeline. The pipeline will cross 15 regions and carry 30 billion cubic meters of natural gas every year to Zhejiang, Shanghai, Guangdong and Hong Kong, among others.
The 8,704-kilometer pipeline will be made up of one trunk line and eight branch lines. Construction of the western segment of the pipeline started in February 2008 and is expected to be completed by the end 2009. The whole line will be operational by the end of 2011. The total investment in the second west-east natural gas pipeline project is 142.2 billion Yuan, with the 2,472-kilometer eastern part costing 93 billion Yuan.

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