Balticconnector

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Balticconnector is a planned natural gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia, which would allow to connect the Baltics and Finnish gas grids. The aim of pipeline is to increase Finnish import capacities by using Latvia's natural gas storage facilities in Inčukalns. Balticconnector will assist ensuring security of gas supply in the region for both side.

The 80-120 km long DN 500pipeline will be laid at seabed of the Gulf of Finland starting from Vuosaari (district of Helsinki) to Paldiski. In Estonia the pipeline will be connected to the existing DN 700 transmission pipeline from Latvia. The import capacity of the new gas pipeline would be around 20 TWh a year,

The pipeline's cost would be 80 million. The feasibility study is expected to be completed by 2007 and the pipeline is expected to be ready by 2010. The consortium for development of pipeline is leaded by the Finnish natural gas company Gasum and it's including Eesti Gaas of Estonia, Latvijas Gāze of Latvia and Gazprom of Russia.

[edit] See also

• Gasum
• Eesti Gaas
• Latvijas Gāze
• Gazprom

[edit] External links

• Balticconnector, Gasum website
• Balticconnector provides new ways of co-operation in Baltic countries, Construction & Maintenance. 28 December 2005
• Gasum to study pipeline link between Estonia and Finland, Helsingin Sanomat 16 January 2006