Iran–Pakistan–India gas pipeline
| Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline | |
|---|---|
Original route of the Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline
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| Location | |
| Country |
 Iran Pakistan
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| General direction | Iran to Pakistan:West–East Within Pakistan:South–North |
| From | Asalouyeh, Bushehr, Iran |
| Passes through |
Bandar-Abbas Iranshahr Khuzdar Sui |
| To | Multan, Punjab, Pakistan |
| General information | |
| Type | Natural gas |
| Partners |
National Iranian Oil Co. Sui Northern Gas Pipelines Sui Southern Gas Pipelines. Gazprom JSC |
| Expected | December 2017 |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 2,775 km (1,724 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 40 billion cubic metres (1.4×1012 cu ft) per year |
| Diameter | 56 in (1,422 mm) |
The Iran–Pakistan gas pipeline, also known as the Peace pipeline, or IP Gas, is an under-construction 2,775-kilometre (1,724 mi) pipeline to deliver natural gas from Iran to Pakistan.
The idea was conceived by a young Pakistani civil engineer Malik Aftab Ahmed Khan (Sitara e Jurat), a graduate of NED University, in mid-1950, when an article of his was published by the Military College of Engineering, Risalpur, Pakistan. The article Persian Pipeline also mentioned the method for its protection along the hostile territory by establishing mini battalion-size cantonments along its proposed route through Baluchistan/Sindh. The project was conceptualized in 1989 by Rajendra K. Pachauri in partnership with Ali Shams Ardekani and Sarwar Shar, former Deputy Foreign Minister of Iran. Pachauri proposed the plan to both Iranian and Indian governments in . The government of Iran responded positively to the proposal. At the 2012 annual conference of the International Association of Energy Economics, Ardekani backed Pachauri's proposal.
Discussions between the governments of Iran and Pakistan started in 1995. A preliminary agreement was signed in 1995. This agreement foresaw construction of a pipeline from South Pars gas field to Karachi in Pakistan. Later Iran made a proposal to extend the pipeline from Pakistan into India. In February 1999, a preliminary agreement between Iran and India was signed.
In 2004 the project was revived after the UNDP's report Peace and Prosperity Gas Pipelines by Pakistani petroleum engineer, Gulfaraz Ahmed, was published in December 2003. The report highlighted benefits of the pipeline to Pakistan, India and Iran.
In February 2007, India and Pakistan agreed to pay Iran US$4.93 per million British thermal units (US$4.67/GJ) but some details relating to price adjustment remained open to further negotiation.
In April 2008, Iran expressed interest in the People's Republic of China's participation in the project. In August 2010, Iran invited Bangladesh to join the project.
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