Iran May Supply Gas to Georgia

Iran may soon begin to supply gas to Georgia. According to managing director of the National Iranian Gas Exports Company (NIGEC), Alireza Kameli, Tehran is seriously working on the gas export project which has significant geo-economic importance, the final point of the route being the European Union.

On July 13, Prime Minister of Bulgaria, Boyko Borisov, was on a visit to Tehran to discuss the creation of an energy corridor for the transportation of gas to Bulgaria. The new gas route Iran - Armenia - Georgia - Bulgaria is to be discussed by experts in Sofia. Every year, Iran plans to export to Georgia 500 million cubic meters of gas annually. The 113 km long pipeline Iran - Armenia was put into operation in 2007 with a maximum capacity of up to 2 billion cubic meters of gas per year.

Dimitri Dolaberidze