HERAT CITY, August 19 (Online): An Iranian delegation Wednesday held talks with provincial authorities on a proposed gas pipeline from Turbat-i-Jam to the western Herat province.
Representatives of the Non-governmental Gas Producer Association of Iran said they would launch the project following a green signal from the Iranian government. The delegation said the Herat officials would be informed in the next two weeks.
Speaking to Pajhwok Afghan News, Herat Mayor Mohammad Rafiq Mujaddedi said the 13-member team called on Governor Syed Hussain Anwary and expressed willingness to launch the project. He said the two sides agreed on signing a formal agreement after the go ahead from the gas and petroleum ministry of Iran.
Regarding completion period of the proposed project, Mujaddedi said it would take one year after its launching and would benefit residents of province.
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Pipelines, whether oil and or gas, can provide an economic windfall to Afghanistan's blighted economy.
There are infrastructure services required of such a project, there would be security opportunities and the requisite road building and transmission fees. All told, this could represent revenues in the millions for Afghanistan.
Just a note of caution, Afghanistan has seen and experienced far to much war, much of it over the competition for the fossil fuel riches of the region. We must therefore be vigilant that Afghanistan receives its fair share of the spolis.
Bruce G. Richardson Posted by Bruce G. Richardson, United States of America
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