GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. signed an agreement for the construction of the Świnoujście-Szczecin gas pipeline
GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. signed an agreement for the performance of construction and assembly works for the Świnoujście-Szczecin gas pipeline.
On 29 December 2011, GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. signed an agreement for the performance of construction and assembly works for the gas pipeline on the Świnoujście-Szczecin route with a diameter of 800 mm and approx. 80 km in length. The agreement was concluded with the contractor Przedsiębiorstwo Robót Inżynieryjnych “POL-AQUA” S.A., with its seat in Warsaw, selected under tender proceedings. The contract is worth almost 147 mln PLN net.
The construction of the high pressure gas pipeline on the Świnoujście-Szczecin route constitutes an element strengthening the security of gas supplies to Poland and creating the technical infrastructure necessary to transport gas to other directions apart from the East. The investment is connected with the arising liquefied natural gas (LNG) regasification terminal in Świnoujście, and also constitutes an element of the development of the cross-border transmission infrastructure in the Baltic Sea region (Baltic Interconnection).
The performance of the project constitutes the object of co-financing in the amount of 42,89 mln EUR from funds derived from the European Union programme "European Energy Programme for Recovery” (EEPR), which is to contribute to increasing the energy security of EU Member States through the fulfilment of cross-border infrastructure investment projects intended to integrate the European Union energy market.
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The Gas Transmission Operator GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. is a strategic Polish Company responsible for natural gas transmissions throughout Poland. The Company manages assets worth approx. of 5 bn PLN comprised mainly of elements of the transmission system, e.g. more than 9.7 thousand km of high pressure pipelines, 15 compressor stations, 56 hubs and 970 exit points. The Company employs over 2,000 persons.
GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. will build over 1,000 km of new gas transmission pipelines by 2014. The most important will be in north-west and central Poland (Szczecin–Lwówek, Świnoujście–Szczecin, Szczecin–Gdańsk, Włocławek–Gdynia, Rembelszczyzna–Gustorzyn, Gustorzyn-Odolanów) and in Lower Silesia (Polkowice–Żary, Jeleniów–Dziwiszów). The development of the gas transmission networks in Poland may constitute an important element of the North - South Gas Corridor connecting the LNG terminal in Świnoujście with the planned Adria LNG terminal with the aid of the transmission infrastructure of Central European countries.
GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. is also developing gas pipelines in Lower Silesia, which will enable the off-take of increased amounts of gas from the western direction. Once the development of the system has been completed in 2011, it will be possible to transport up to 1.5 bcm of gas annually (current capacity amounts to 0.9 bcm of gas annually) via the Lasów point on the Polish-German border.
In 2011, GAZ–SYSTEM S.A. completed the construction of the Włocławek–Gdynia gas pipeline, the gas compressor station in Goleniów and the gas compressor station in Jarosław. The Company has also opened the new Poland - Czech Republic interconnector, which will enable the transmission of approx. 0.5 bcm of gas annually.
Contact:
Małgorzata Polkowska
Spokesperson for GAZ-SYSTEM S.A.
Tel. 22 22 -01 -755 691 -911 -217
e-mail: pr@gaz-system.pl
www.gaz-system.pl
