Gazprom has completed the construction of the second leg of the pipeline Minsk - Vilnius - Kaunas - Kaliningrad, the company reported.
The government of Russia has set Gazprom task to provide in 2010 the gas supply to the Kaliningrad region of up to 2.5 million cubic meters. The presence of twin gas pipeline and compressor station in Vilnius, which will be introduced next year , suggests that this goal will be achieved. almost a doubling of gas supply will provide additional impetus to economic development of Kaliningrad region, will contribute to industrial growth and new jobs, which is particularly relevant in the current economic situation. The new pipeline will also enhance the reliability of gas supply Lithuania, will open prospects for increasing gas supply and increase gas supplies to Lithuanian consumers , - said the deputy chairman of Gazprom, Valery Golubev, speaking at an event to complete the construction.
In accordance with the instructions of the RF Government in Gazprom is designed and implemented the action plan to ensure gas supply to the Kaliningrad Region in the amount of 2.5 billion cu. m by 2010. This plan includes:
- construction of the second leg of the pipeline Minsk-Vilnius-Kaunas-Kaliningrad in the same corridor with the existing technology of the first leg of the pipeline capacity of 1.4 billion cubic meters. m, which was commissioned in 1985. The length of the second line is 139.2 km.
- construction of the Kaliningrad UGS in order to meet the daily and seasonal irregularity of consumption, as well as backup in case of gas occurrence of abnormally cold winters and emergencies. The first section of UGS will be commissioned in late 2009.
- increase capacity of the COP Krasnoznamenskaya to ensure a guaranteed supply of the planned volume of gas pipeline Minsk-Vilnius-Kaunas-Kaliningrad.
In addition, in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania in order to increase gas transit to the Kaliningrad RegionJSC Lieytuvos Dujos built loopings of GIS Sakiai to the border with Russia length of 18 km and a diameter of 700 mm, and is currently following projects:
- Extension GIS Shakiai to the performance of 480000 cubic meters. meters per hour by December 2009;
- construction of a new compressor station in Vilnius (COP Yaunyunyay) in 2010.
gas exports to Lithuania is based on long-term contracts in force until 2015, inclusive. The volume of natural gas supplies to Lithuania in 2008 was about 3.1 billion cubic meters. m.
JSC Lietuvos Dujos carries out the purchase, transportation, distribution and sale of gas in the Republic of Lithuania, and Russia's gas transit to the Kaliningrad region. Gazprom owns 37% of the company.
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