Project Profile
Value: US$415 million
Location: Lower Saxony, Germany
Start-up Year: 2013 and final phase 2016
Storage capacity: 1.2 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas
Jemgum underground natural gas storage facility is being developed in Lower Saxony, Germany. WINGAS and EWE are jointly developing the facility. WINGAS is a joint venture between Gazprom and Wintershall. The first phase of the project is expected to commence operations in 2013 and the final phase in 2016. The facility will have a storage capacity of up to 1.2 billion cubic metres (bcm) of natural gas. The first phase will have a capacity of 320 million cubic metres. It will have a withdrawal capacity of 250,000m3/h and an injection capacity of 200,000m3/h. The Jemgum facility is being built to increase energy supply security in Germany.
The country is the largest natural gas importers in the world and its domestic demand is rising constantly. By 2017, Germany is expected to import 75% of its natural gas to meet the demand. Natural gas storage facilities such as Jemgum will provide flexible and secure supply of energy throughout the year for the country. The facility is also ideally located near the European natural gas transmission pipeline network and will receive gas from Russia, the North Sea and Denmark.
Operators:
EWE Energie AG
WINGAS GmbH & Co. KG