Qatar Confirms Deal to Lay Natural Gas Pipeline in Gaza

Qatar Confirms Deal to Lay Natural Gas Pipeline in Gaza

Qatari envoy to Gaza says the project will be completed within two or two and a half years from the time the work begins.

The Qatari envoy to the Gaza Strip, Mohammed al-Emadi, on Sunday revealed new details about a plan to lay a natural gas pipeline in Gaza, Israel Hayom reported.

In an interview with the Gaza-based Sawa news agency, al-Emadi said that Qatar's Gaza Reconstruction Committee has recently held several "productive" meetings to advance the matter together with representatives of the Chevron Corporation, as well as officials from the United States, the European Union, the United Nations, and Russia.

The committee also held meetings with diplomats from France, the Netherlands, and the Palestinian Authority, he said.

Al-Emadi also noted that there are already two contracts regarding the pipeline. The first one is a contract between the Palestinian Authority and a gas company concerning the purchase of natural gas. The second one is a contract for the installation of the pipelines.

"An agreement has been reached with Europe to allocate $5 million dollars for the assembly of gas pipelines from the border to the power station, while Qatar will install pipes on the Israeli side," al-Emadi said.

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