Power of Siberia gas pipeline
| Yakutia–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok pipeline | |
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Ceremony to mark the joining of the Power of Siberia gas pipeline’s first section
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| Location | |
| Country | Far East, Russia |
| General direction | west-east-south |
| From | Yakutia |
| Passes through | Khabarovsk |
| To | Vladivostok |
| Runs alongside | Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline |
| General information | |
| Type | natural gas |
| Partners | Gazprom |
| Expected | 2019 |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 4,000 km (2,500 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 61 billion cubic metres per annum (2.2×1012 cu ft/a) |
| Diameter | 1,420 mm (56 in) |
The Power of Siberia (Russian: Сила Сибири) pipeline (formerly known as Yakutia–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok pipeline) is a natural gas pipeline under construction in Eastern Siberia to transport Yakutia's gas to Primorsky Krai and Far East countries.
On 29 October 2012 president Vladimir Putin instructed the general manager of Gazprom to start the construction of the pipeline. On 21 May 2014, Russia and China signed a 30-year gas deal which was needed to make the project feasible. Construction was launched on 1 September 2014 in Yakutsk by president Putin and Chinese deputy premier minister Zhang Gaoli. Construction of the pipeline from Vladivostok to China started on 29 June 2015.
The current policy is to complete 1,300 kilometers of the pipeline before the end of 2017. Construction is currently ahead of schedule, thanks to a warmer-than-expected 2016 winter.
The pipeline is expected to cost 770 billion roubles and the investment in the gas production is 430 billion roubles. It is expected to be operational by 2019. Capacity of the 56-inch (1,400 mm) pipeline would be up to 61 billion cubic metres per annum (2.2×1012 cu ft/a) of natural gas. 38 billion cubic metres per annum (1.3×1012 cu ft/a) would be supplied to China. The pipeline's working pressure is 9.8 megapascals (1,421 psi).
The pipeline will be able to withstand temperatures as low as -62 °C (-79.6 °F). Nanocomposite coatings manufactured and engineered by JSC Metaclay will be used to increase the lifetime of the pipeline. Furthermore, the pipeline will be able to withstand earthquakes by incorporating materials that will deform under seismic activity. Internal coatings ensure energy efficiency by reducing the friction of the pipeline’s inner surfaces. The mass of all the pipes used to construct the pipeline is greater than 2.5 megatons.
A 3,200-kilometre (2,000 mi) section of the pipeline will start from the Chayanda oil and gas field in Yakutia. It will partly run within an integrated corridor with the second stage of Eastern Siberia-Pacific Ocean oil pipeline. In Khabarovsk, it will be connected with the Sakhalin–Khabarovsk–Vladivostok pipeline. Together, these pipelines will feed a planned LNG plant, which will produce liquefied natural gas for export to Japan, and a planned petrochemical complex in Primorsky Krai. Branches toward Northern China are envisaged.
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