The main line will run for 4,843km from Khorgos in NW Xinjiang to Guangzhou, capital of Guangdong Province. Its western segment is planned for operation by 2009, and the eastern segment would start by June 2011, according to Jiang Jiemin, general manager of China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC), woi is responsible for the pipeline’s construction.
Gas supplies for the new pipeline network will come mainly from two contracted fields in Turkmenistan, and will be supplied to civilians, public facilities and producers for combined heat and power generation. Two domestic gas regions – Tarim and Changqing – are understood to have resources be available for emergency supplies if there are problems in Turkmenistan.