Building permit decision for the Szczecin-Gdańsk gas pipeline, Karlino-Koszalin section, 19.5 km in length, in the territory of the Western Pomeranian Voivodship
On 27 September 2011, the Voivode of the Western Pomeranian Voivodship, Marcin Zydorowicz, issued the building permit decision for the Szczecin-Gdańsk gas pipeline route, on the Karlino-Koszalin section, 19.5 km in length, along with the Koszalin system of in/out gas locks. The decision concerns the Białogard and Koszalin Poviat in the Western Pomeranian Voivodship.
The Szczecin-Gdańsk pipeline, approx. 265 km in length, is located in the territory of the Western Pomeranian and Pomeranian Voivodships. The construction of the gas pipeline will be fulfilled in four stages: Płoty-Karlino, Karlino-Koszalin, Koszalin–Słupsk and Słupsk–Wiczlino.
The performance of the Szczecin-Gdańsk section of the GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. investment project will be co-financed in the amount of 226,88 mln PLN from the Operational Programme Infrastructure and Environment 2007-2013 (OPI&E). The gas pipelines that have also received co-financing from this Programme include Gustorzyn-Odolanów (175.45 mln PLN), Szczecin-Lwówek (159.26 mln PLN), Włocławek-Gdynia (31.96 mln PLN), Jeleniów-Dziwiszów (65.1 mln PLN), Polkowice-Żary (25.59 mln PLN) and Rembelszczyzna-Gustorzyn (121.55 mln PLN).
The planned date of completion of the investment is October 2013.
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The Gas Transmission Operator GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. is a strategic company for the Polish economy responsible for natural gas transmissions throughout Poland. The Company manages assets worth approx.
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 people.
GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. will build over 1,000 km of new gas transmission pipelines by 2014. The most important will be constructed in North Western and Central Poland (Szczecin-Lwówek, Świnoujście-Szczecin, Szczecin-Gdańsk, Włocławek-Gdynia, Rembelszczyzna-Gustorzyn, and Gustorzyn-Odolanów), as well as in Lower Silesia (Polkowice-Żary, and Jeleniów-Dziwiszów). The development of the gas pipeline network in Poland may constitute an important element of the North - South Gas Corridor joining the LNG terminal in Świnoujście with the planned Adria LNG terminal and with the Nabucco gas pipeline with the aid of the internal 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 greater volumes 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 started-up the new Polish - Czech Interconnection, which will enable the transport 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
