Sechin: Pipeline gas supplies from Russia to China to grow by 60% in 2022

According to RIA Novosti, this follows from the presentation of the head of Rosneft Igor Sechin at the Russian-Chinese energy business forum.

“Export from Russia to China.

Pipeline gas: +60%, 2021-2022, electricity: +33%, ten months of 2021 – ten months of 2022,” the presentation says.

Earlier, Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said that Moscow and Beijing are switching to paying for energy supplies in national currencies.

Sergey Lukonin, Head of the Chinese Economics and Politics Sector of the Center for Asia-Pacific Studies of the IMEMO RAS, in an interview with Economics Today spoke about the transition of payments for gas from China to yuan and rubles.