Dzuarikau-Tskhinvali Gas Pipeline

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Dzuarikau-Tskhinvali Gas Pipeline (Russian: Газопровод Дзуарикау — Цхинвал) is an operating natural gas pipeline.

Location

The pipeline runs from Dzuarikau, North Ossetia to Tskhinvali, South Ossetia.

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Project Details

• Operator: Gazprom Transgaz Stavropol
• Owner: Gazprom
• Parent Company: Gazprom
• Capacity: 0.25 bcm/year
• Length: 162.3 km
• Diameter: 426 mm
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2009
• Cost: USD 476 million
• Financing:
• Associated infrastructure:

Background

Around 70.2 km (43.6 mi) of the pipeline is in South Ossetian territory. The pipeline passes through mountainous regions with a maximum altitude of 3,148 m (10,382 ft) above sea level. The Georgia Times reported that the pipeline may be the highest in the world.

Previously, South Ossetia was supplied with natural gas from the Agara-Tskhinvali leg of the Tbilisi-Kutaisi trunk system of Georgia. After the Georgian-Ossetian conflict, supplies to South Ossetia from Georgia were cut off. According to Georgia, the cause was a damaged section of the pipeline within South Ossetia, while Russia denied the damage and accused Georgia of cutting off the gas deliberately. Supplies were restored in January 2009.

The pipeline was said to be important for the de facto independence of South Ossetia, because it "shakes off the last levers exerted by its unfriendly neighbour". The Georgian foreign ministry has strongly protested against the launch of the new pipeline.