Skulte LNG Terminal Pipeline

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Skulte LNG Terminal Pipeline is a proposed gas pipeline in Latvia.

Location

The pipeline would connect the Skulte LNG Terminal in Skulte to the Inčukalns underground gas storage facility and then the Conexus Baltic Grid network in Latvia.

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Project Details

• Parent company: Conexus Baltic Grid
• Capacity:
• Length: 31.5 km
  • The project website notes a length of 34 km
• Diameter: 700 mm / 27.8 inch
• Cost: €26 million (US$29 million)
• Status: Proposed
• Start Year:
• Corresponding ENTSOG TYNDP Project Code: TRA-N-1181

Background

The Skulte LNG Terminal pipeline would connect the Skulte LNG Terminal to the Inčukalns underground storage facility. 27.5 km of the pipeline will be onshore, and 4 km will be offshore. The exact route of the pipeline is yet to be decided. Multiple options are shown on the environmental impact assessment, all of which were reportedly created to avoid populated areas.

The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) 2020 Ten Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) stated that commissioning could be expected in 2021. However, as of August 2021, the Three Seas Initiative, lists the projects "calendar of implementation" as "to be determined."

Opposition

The floating regasification terminal, along with the accompanying infrastructure has been protested by local organizations such as the Coastal Environmental Protection Society. The organization stressed the fear of growing energy dependence on Russia, and advocates for more locally sourced energy generation.