Hermanowice-Strachocina Gas Pipeline

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Hermanowice-Strachocina Gas Pipeline is an operating natural gas pipeline in Poland.

Location

The pipeline runs from Hermanowice, Poland, to Strachocina, Poland.

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Pipeline Details

• Operator: GAZ-SYSTEM S.A.
• Owner: GAZ-SYSTEM S.A.
• Parent: GAZ-SYSTEM S.A.

• Proposed Capacity:
• Length: 72 km / 44.7 miles
• Diameter: 700 mm
• Cost: PLN 288 million (US$70.5 million)
• Financing: European Regional Development Fund grant of PLN 146 million (US$39.5 million)
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2020

Background

In December 2015 Gaz-System obtained the pipeline's building permit. The pipeline was commissioned in April 2020. The pipeline will connect to the Poland-Ukraine Interconnector Gas Pipeline at Hermanowice.

Project of Common Interest

The pipeline is listed as a Project of Common Interest by the European Commission, making it eligible for public funding. The project received a PLN 146 million (US$39.5 million) grant from the European Regional Development Fund under the Operational Program Infrastructure and Environment for the EU's 2014-2020 budgetary period.

The pipeline is part of a proposed network in Eastern Europe meant to improve connectivity between Poland, Hungary, and Slovakia. The other pipelines in the network include: Rozwadów Końskowola Wronów Pipeline, Jarosław Rozwadów Pipeline, Hermanowice Jarosław Pipeline, Rembelszczyzna Wronów Pipeline, Tworóg Tworze Pipeline, Pogórska Wola Tworze Pipeline, Strachocina Pogórska Wola Pipeline, Gustorzyn Wronów Pipeline. The network is listed on the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) ten year network development plan as "North - South Gas Corridor in Western Poland" and "TRA-N-245."