In January-July of this year, 4 billion 825 million cubic meters of natural gas was received in the pipelines of the Azerigaz production association. This was stated by the Deputy General Director of Sales Azerigaz Rashad Javadov during a meeting with media representatives as part of the Open Doors campaign.
According to him, compared with January-July 2021, an increase in gas fence by 342 million cubic meters occurred. The representative of the Personal Republic noted that in July of this year 316 million cubic meters of natural gas were received. This is 14 million cubic meters more than the same period last year.
Rashad Javadov also noted that the level of payment of natural gas implemented by Azerigaz in January-July of this year amounted to 105.95 percent. According to him, this is 17.12 percent more than in the same period of 2021. The Deputy General Director also said that the payment level in July of this year amounted to 114.29 percent, which is 5.06 percent more than in July 2021.
In January-July of the current year, the volume of gas losses in the distribution network for Azerigaz amounted to 8 percent. This is 84 million cubic meters, or 2.5 percent less than the same period last year. The deputy general director emphasized that the volume of gas losses for July is 4.5 percent: “This is a decrease by 0.8 percent compared to the corresponding month of last year and a decrease in a volume of 1.7 million cubic meters.”
During the Open Doors campaign, statistical information about the number of new subscribers was also announced. “As of August 1 of the current year, the number of gas consumers” Azerigaz “reached 2,473,107 people. In January -July of this year, 31,412 new subscribers were registered, and in July of this year – 3,258 new subscribers,” said Rashad Javadov.
The meeting participants also talked about gasification and repair work. It was reported that in 2022 it is planned to build a gas distribution network in 116 villages and new residential arrays, covering 44 cities and Azerbaijani district and three districts in Baku. Of these, in 106 villages and arrays, work began in accordance with the state program.
In addition to representatives of the press, ordinary citizens took part in the action. With questions about gas supply, they turned to employees. Rashad Dzhavadov and head of the public relations department Eldaniz Veliev, deputy general director for sales, answered the questions.