GAZ-SYSTEM: Szczecin-Gdansk Gas Pipe Project Going Forward (Poland)

Poland’s GAZ-SYSTEM said that in February 2012, the building permit decisions were granted for Stage 1 and Stage 3 of the Szczecin-Gdańsk gas pipeline on the Płoty-Karlino section approx. 61.95 km in length (Stage 1) and on the Koszalin-Słupsk section with the Reblino system of in/out gas locks approx. 69 km in length (Stage 3).

Thus, the gas pipeline comprising of 4 stages possesses the full set of building permit decisions for Stages 2, 3 and 4. For Stage 1, the building permit for the gas pipeline section approx. 2 km in length remains to be obtained in the territory of the wind power plant in Karścino, GAZ-SYSTEM said in a statement.

The Szczecin-Gdańsk gas pipeline approx. 265 km in length is located in the territory of the Western Pomeranian and Pomeranian Voivodships.  Construction of the investment shall be conducted in four stages: Płoty-Karlino, Karlino-Koszalin, Koszalin-Słupsk and Słupsk-Wiczlino. GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. has also obtained the environmental approval for this gas pipeline.

GAZ-SYSTEM said that the estimated value of the investment is 929.20 mln PLN, whereas the co-financing amount from the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment is 226.88 mln PLN.

Co-financing has also been obtained from this Programme for the Gustorzyn-Odolanów gas pipeline (175.45 mln PLN), the Szczecin-Lwówek gas pipeline (159.26 mln PLN),  the Włocławek-Gdynia gas pipeline (21.47 mln PLN), the Jeleniów-Dziwiszów gas pipeline (43.90 mln PLN), the Polkowice-Żary gas pipeline (25.59 mln PLN) and the Rembelszczyzna-Gustorzyn gas pipeline (121.55 mln PLN).

The planned date of completion of the investment is October 2013.

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LNG World News Staff, February 29, 2012