Leiria-Braga Pipeline

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Leiria-Braga Pipeline is a gas pipeline running from Leiria to Braga in Portugal.

Location

The pipeline runs from Leiria to Braga in Portugal.

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Pipeline Details

• Owner: REN (Redes Energéticas Nacionais)
• Parent company: State Grid of China (25%), Oman Oil (12%), others (63%)
• Capacity:
• Length: 209 km / 130 miles
• Diameter: 28 inches
• Status: Operating
• Start Year:

Background

Operated by the Portuguese energy infrastructure company REN (Redes Energéticas Nacionais), the Leiria-Braga Pipeline is a key component of Portugal's natural gas transmission network, along with the Setubal-Leiria Pipeline, the Campo Maior–Leiria Pipeline, and the Valença do Minho-Braga Pipeline.

Identifiers

The SciGRID_gas combined IGG gas transmission network data set refers to the pipeline as INET_PL_3121 and INET_PL_3120.