Opening ceremony of the gas compressor station near Astara will take place this week

According to him, as Trend reports, participating of the country’s President Ilham Aliyev is expected at the ceremony.

"After commissioning the object during 10-15 days testing of the equipment will take place. We are expected to be able to commence deliveries of gas to Iran on 20-22 September. Under the contract concluded with Iran we are to deliver gas under the pressure of 55 atmospheres”, Samedzade pointed out.  

Construction of GCS is performed by Sumy machine-building enterprise from Ukraine. The cost of the contract is some 80 billion AZM (about $17 million).