The second stage of the Gas Pipeline has already begun after the arrival of the first ship with the necessary tubes to carry out this stage of the project.
Francisco Labastida Gómez de la Torre said that during the first phase of the pipeline in Sinaloa will allow the connection of the pipeline from the port of Topolobampo to El Encino, Chihuahua. "For the Sinaloans it will be the first visible step. That this is no longer going to be doubted that it is a reality, and that it is only a matter of time for it to be operating and giving us gas, "he said.
The official commented that the construction of the pipeline in Sinaloa has already begun, and for that, about 2,500 Sinaloans have been hired, who will receive a salary in accordance with the tabulators managed by the Union of the Federal Electricity Commission. "Right now there are about 500 people hired.
And they are to contract another 2 thousand people, nothing more for the first section of the gas pipeline ", he detailed.
"They are going to come about 100 people from outside, but all the others are going to be Sinaloans, that we are going to enable them, that we are going to teach them a new office.
"The first phase of Topolobampo must be completed by July 2015," he said. The project is carried out by the Federal Electricity Commission and the company Transcanada, which won the tender for the construction of the gas pipeline, which in turn subcontracted three more constructors.
"From the first stage, we are talking about a billion dollars (investment); Of the second stage, you're talking about 550 million dollars, "he said. The second stage will cover Mazatlán, which is expected to be concluded before leaving the present administration.