KUNMING — The China-Myanmar natural gas pipeline has transported about 3.35 billion cubic meters of natural gas in the first three quarters of 2021, up 4.2 percent year-on-year, the energy administration of Southwest China's Yunnan province said on Nov 5.

Among the amount, Yunnan consumed nearly 1.8 billion cubic meters, up 8.1 percent year-on-year, the provincial energy administration said.

As of October this year, the China-Myanmar natural gas pipeline had transported a total of 32.5 billion cubic meters of natural gas since its operation in July 2013.

The 2,500-km natural gas pipeline starts from Myanmar's Kyaukpyu port. It enters China from the border city of Ruili, Yunnan, and passes through Guizhou province and ends at Guigang city, Guangxi.