China is keen to strengthen ties with Central Asia, prioritizing the construction of a new China-Central Asia D Line gas pipeline, expanding gas imports from Turkmenistan and postponing the Power of Siberia 2 project, Russ LENTA news reported on May 26, citing Reuters. Some experts see the Central Asia pipeline as an important investment in China's energy and geopolitics, a supply chain with strategic value that transcends commercial interests. Information companies SIA Energy and Rystad Energy forecast that the air will be transported to China via the D-line from 2028, and the Siberian Power 2 will be operational in the early 2030s.
In 2022, China imported 35 billion cubic meters ($10.3 billion) of natural gas from Turkey, and 16 billion cubic meters ($4 billion) of natural gas from Russia.
