Imports of Gas Meters Almost Doubled
Baku/ 1.05.19/Turan: In the first quarter of this year, Azerbaijan purchased 62.3 thousand gas meters abroad, which is 1.8 times more than in the comparable period of 2018, the State Customs Committee told Turan.
The meters were purchased mainly in France (33.3 thousand units) and China (28.8 thousand units). A French-made gas meter was purchased at an average price of $ 89.5, while a Chinese-made was purchased at $ 24.
According to the Azerigaz Production Association, over four months of this year over 38,000 new natural gas customers were registered.
In 2016-2018, 451.7 thousand gas meters were imported with a total declared value of over $ 33 million. --0--
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