ST. PETERSBURG, October 10. /TASS/. Russia’s gas deliveries to China via the Power of Siberia pipeline are significantly exceeding contractual obligations, the pipeline is operating at full capacity, Gazprom Deputy Chairman of the Management Board Vitaly Markelov announced at a meeting of the International Business Congress energy initiative during the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum.
"Today, the Power of Siberia pipeline is operating at full capacity. As we estimate, gas supply volumes are significantly higher than the contractual volumes. When communicating with our Chinese partners this year, we always say that we are raising our gas supply standards. Therefore, the Power of Siberia pipeline is currently operating at full capacity," he said.
Markelov added that Gazprom is working to expand production capacity in Eastern Siberia. The cluster of fields in Yakutia is in the active development stage to meet China's growing demand.
On December 1, 2024, Gazprom brought the Power of Siberia gas pipeline to China to its maximum design capacity of 38 billion cubic meters of gas per year. Supplies via the Power of Siberia in 2020 amounted to 4.1 billion cubic meters, 10.39 billion cubic meters in 2021, 15.4 billion cubic meters in 2022, 22.73 billion cubic meters in 2023, and 31.12 billion cubic meters in 2024.
In the first half of 2025, Gazprom increased supplies via the Power of Siberia by another 28.9%. The Power of Siberia is the largest gas transportation system in eastern Russia, with an export capacity of 38 billion cubic meters of gas per year. The first pipeline deliveries of Russian gas to China via the eastern route began in December 2019 under a 30-year contract signed in 2014 between Gazprom and China's CNPC. Total deliveries over the entire period will exceed 1 trillion cubic meters of gas, with the contract value amounting to $400 billion.
Furthermore, following Russian President Vladimir Putin's visit to China, Russia and China signed documents on the supply of a total of 106 billion cubic meters of gas per year. During the visit, a memorandum was signed on the construction of the Power of Siberia 2 gas pipeline with a capacity of 50 billion cubic meters. Power of Siberia was also authorized to increase deliveries to 44 billion cubic meters of gas per year from the planned 38 billion cubic meters, and a decision was also made regarding the "Far Eastern" corridor under construction to increase supplies by 2 billion cubic meters, from 10 to 12 billion cubic meters per year.