Turkish President Erdogan promised citizens free gas, Anadolu reports. Such a statement by a politician who, according to polls in the upcoming elections on May 14, can be beaten by a candidate from the united opposition, was made at a ceremony marking the opening of a natural gas plant..

Unlimited gas will be free next month for all households, Erdogan said Thursday at a ceremony to mark the opening of the Filyos gas processing complex, which will supply gas from a field in the Black Sea..

After this period, 25 cubic meters per month will be free for a year. This, according to Erdogan, is enough for cooking and heating water..

At the first stage, 10 million. cubic meters of gas per day, and on the second - 40 million. cubic meters. The Turkish President noted that the project will cover 30% of the country's gas needs.

Recep Tayyip Erdogan wants to cope with economic instability in the country with the help of gas production from new fields, Bloomberg reported.. Director General of the Turkish Oil Company Melih Khan Bilgin said that even after the launch of the new field, Ankara will continue to buy Russian gas, whose share among all imports is more than 40%.

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In the May 14 presidential election, Erdogan will face the biggest challenge since coming to power more than two decades ago..