Kazakhstan-Russia Pipeline Project Set to Connect North by Late 2029
The pipeline project linking Kazakhstan's northern regions and Russia is set to be completed by late 2029. The project was formalized in 2025 when the governments of Kazakhstan and Russia's Gazprom signed a memorandum on the construction of the Ishim-Astana main gas pipeline.
According to the Energy Ministry, work is currently underway to revise the feasibility study for the second and third stages of the Saryarka main gas pipeline. The ministry stated that moving to the next stage of construction will depend on reaching agreements with the Russian side on economic and other key conditions for gas supplies.
The project's cost has not yet been determined, but preliminary agreements envisage a gradual increase in Russian natural gas supplies to Kazakhstan, eventually reaching 6.3 billion cubic meters per year.