Baltic Gas Interconnector
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| Baltic Gas Interconnector | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Germany Denmark Sweden |
| From | Rostock |
| Passes through | Baltic Sea |
| To | Avedøre and Trelleborg |
| General information | |
| Type | natural gas |
| Partners | DONG Energy HNG VNG - Verbundnetz Gas AG E.ON Sverige Göteborgs Energi Lunds Energi Öresundskraft |
| Expected | cancelled |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 200 km (120 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 3 billion cubic metres (110×109 cu ft) |
| Diameter | 32 in (813 mm) |
The Baltic Gas Interconnector was a 2001 project of a natural gas submarine pipeline in the Baltic Sea between Germany, Denmark and Sweden. The pipeline would connect the existing pipeline networks of southern Scandinavian and Continental European countries in order to secure uninterrupted supply of natural gas.[1]
In Germany, landfall of the pipeline was to be in Rostock area in the north-eastern part of Germany.[2] The German onshore section was to include a compressor station and a connection to the existing gas network. The length of planned offshore section was around 200 kilometres (120 mi). The Danish landing point was to be in Avedøre in the eastern part of Denmark, and the pipeline was planned to connect with the Avedøre power plant. In Sweden, the landing point was to be in Trelleborg on the southern tip of Sweden, and the Swedish onshore section was to continue approximately 20 kilometres (12 mi) to the existing gas grid.
Technical features
The pipeline was designed for a pressure of 150 bars (15 MPa) with a diameter of 28 to 32 inches (710 to 810 mm). The planned annual capacity was 3 billion cubic metres (110 billion cubic feet) with option for later increase up to 10 billion cubic metres (350 billion cubic feet).[3]
The consortium to build the Baltic Gas Interconnector consisted of DONG Energy (originally Energi E2), Hovedstadsregionens Naturgas (HNG), VNG - Verbundnetz Gas AG, E.ON Sverige AB, Göteborgs Energi, Lunds Energi and Öresundskraft.[1][3]
