Gaz-System and Amber Grid to build Poland-Lithuania gas connection
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Gaz-System and Amber Grid have decided to launch the construction of a gas connection between Poland and Lithuania, Gaz-System said. The signing of Connection Agreement, which regulates the legal, business and technical aspects of investment, was held in Copenhagen, during the ongoing European Energy Infrastructure Forum.
The scope of the investment includes the construction of 357 km of the gas pipeline DN 700 MOP 8.4 MPa on the Polish side and 165 km gas pipeline DN 700 MOP 5.4 MPa on the Lithuanian side together with the accompanying infrastructure. The parties undertake to put both parts into use by December 31, 2021. The investment is currently at the design stage.
Gas Transmission Operator Gaz-System is a strategic company for the Polish economy, responsible for transporting natural gas and managing the most important gas pipelines in Poland.
