Project Profile
Value: US$72 million
Location: from the LNG terminal in Klaipeda and the town of Kursenai, Lithuania
Length: 110 km
Construction start: July 2014
Construction end: October 2, 2015
The Klaipeda-Kursenai gas transmission pipeline is 110 km long and 800 mm in diameter. The pipeline project includes installing nine line block valve sites, two intelligent in-line inspection tools and four cathodic protection stations. The gas transmission pipeline is scheduled to be operational by the end of 2015. The project was initiated with a view to create sufficient installed capacity to transport gas supplies from the LNG terminal in Klaipėda both for Lithuania’s domestic customers in the north-west and for gas customers located in the Baltic States.
Nordic Investment Bank and gas transmission system operator Amber Grid have signed a US$36 million or EUR 32 million loan agreement for the construction of the Klaipeda-Kursenai gas transmission pipeline. The 15-year maturity loan is provided for building a gas transmission pipeline between the liquefied natural gas terminal in Klaipeda and the town of Kursenai, Lithuania.
Operators:
Amber Grid: Operator with 100% interest