Status: Proposed
Timeframe: 2026-2030
Area: China, Inner Mongolia
AIIB Investment Amount: 200 million USD
Total Project Cost: 310.25 million USD
Co-financier: People’s Republic of China
E&S Category: A
Project details: The project includes the construction of five hydrogen-blended gas pipeline sections totaling 463 km, four integrated energy service stations, and a 10 MW solar photovoltaic plant. Three of the five pipeline sections (Sections 3–5) will connect the Datang Keshiketeng coal-to-gas plant to the regional pipeline network. The remaining two sections (Sections 1–2) will transport gas from the Changqing gas field
Project Concerns:
Environmental
The project is a gas pipeline expansion that will transport fossil gas coal-based synthetic natural gas (SNG). According to the ESIA, both sources will feed into the same network, making the project part of the coal value chain.
Based on pipeline and plant capacities, up to around 21% of the transported gas could be derived from coal. Coal-to-gas conversion is energy‑intensive and results in a higher CO₂ footprint than direct coal use, undermining the project’s “clean energy” framing.
Social
The project is expected to cause significant social impacts. The Resettlement Plan indicates economic displacement due to permanent and temporary land acquisition, affecting at least 93 people permanently and at least 23,076 people temporarily, including impacts on ethnic minority communities.
Further information: AIIB Page
Last update: 15.01.2026
