They still have not decided on a route for Power of Siberia 2 pipeline. Until they decide on a route it is unlikely you will see a deal being signed.
The Turkmenistan gas route does not directly compete with the Power of Siberia pipelines. Power of Siberia pipeline feeds directly into Northeastern China where a large part of the Chinese population lives, while the Turkmenistan pipeline goes into Xinjiang. While both have routes into Shanghai area, where most current gas demand is, via pipelines inside China that is not their entry point.
Until Northeast China converts more of its infrastructure to use gas China won't need the extra capacity of Power of Siberia 2. We saw protests about the government forcing people out of burning coal into gas in Northeast China a couple years ago. There will be a lot of resistance into moving towards natural gas, but I expect it to happen. China needs natural gas as a stopgap until other sources become available. The Chinese government has a goal to reduce urban air pollution, and converting from burning coal to natural gas will be a major driver of this reduction in pollution.
Russia only finished building the extension of Power of Siberia pipeline from Kovyktinskoye to Chayandinskoye (793 km) late last year. They still need to build the extension from Khabarovsk to Blagoveshchensk (probably 580 km). I doubt construction on Power of Siberia 2 - Soyuz Vostok will start until that gets finished.
The Turkmenistan gas route does not directly compete with the Power of Siberia pipelines. Power of Siberia pipeline feeds directly into Northeastern China where a large part of the Chinese population lives, while the Turkmenistan pipeline goes into Xinjiang. While both have routes into Shanghai area, where most current gas demand is, via pipelines inside China that is not their entry point.
Until Northeast China converts more of its infrastructure to use gas China won't need the extra capacity of Power of Siberia 2. We saw protests about the government forcing people out of burning coal into gas in Northeast China a couple years ago. There will be a lot of resistance into moving towards natural gas, but I expect it to happen. China needs natural gas as a stopgap until other sources become available. The Chinese government has a goal to reduce urban air pollution, and converting from burning coal to natural gas will be a major driver of this reduction in pollution.
Russia only finished building the extension of Power of Siberia pipeline from Kovyktinskoye to Chayandinskoye (793 km) late last year. They still need to build the extension from Khabarovsk to Blagoveshchensk (probably 580 km). I doubt construction on Power of Siberia 2 - Soyuz Vostok will start until that gets finished.
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