BRUA Gas Pipeline
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BRUA Gas Pipeline is a proposed gas pipeline in Romania.[1]
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Location
The pipeline will run from Podișor, Giurgiu County, Romania to Recaș, Timiș County, Romania.
Project Details
- Operator: Transgaz
- Current capacity: 4.4 billion cubic meters per year
- Length: 479 kilometers / 298 miles
- Status: Construction
- Start Year: 2019
Background
The BRUA pipeline is a natural gas pipeline from Bucșani, Giurgiu County to Recaș, Timiș County, and is part of the future Bulgaria, Romania, Hungary and Austria gas interconnector. The pipeline attempts to lessen the country's dependence on Russian energy and provide a new export route for the future natural gas exploitation in the Black Sea. The BRUA pipeline will be eventually linked to the Giurgiu-Ruse Gas Pipeline and the Arad-Szeged Gas Pipeline.[2] .
Preparations for the project started in 2016, the financing agreements were signed in 2017 and the actual construction phase will start in the first quarter of 2018. The project is developed by Transgaz, the technical operator of the national natural gas transmission system in Romania. The first phase of the pipeline is expected to be operational by 2019 and the second phase by 2022.[3]
History
The agreement for the construction of the BRUA pipeline was signed on November 28th 2017 at a total cost of €479 million. Financing for the first phase is provided by a European Commission grant of €180 million, a €50 million European Investment Bank loan and a European Bank for Reconstruction and Development loan of €60 million. The pipeline is supposed to be inaugurated in two phases in 2019 and 2022.[4][5]
Technical description
The length of the pipeline will be 479 km and the construction will start on three different sections in early 2018. The general contractor of the first two sections is the Austrian company Habau and the third section is contracted by the Romanian company INSPET. The 32-in BRUA pipeline will cross 79 administrative units in 11 counties, and will include new compressor stations at Bucșani, Săulești, and Caransebeș, and the final transport capacity will be 1.75 4.4 billion cubic meter (bcm) of natural gas per annum.[6] The total cost of the pipeline is around €479 million.[7]
Financing
The pipeline has been approved for inclusion on the European Commission's Projects of Common Interest list, meaning it will receive public funding from the EU. According to the European Commission, BRUA Phase II includes, "...Upgrade of Városföld compressor station (HU) (2nd phase) with 5.7 MW additional power. The project will ensure 13.6 mcm/d capacity up to AT and Vecses 4 IP (SK) and bidirectional Mosonmagyaróvár IP (AT/HU). It will improve bidirectional transmission capacity at Csanádpalota IP (RO/HU) up to 11.4 mcm/d; Expansion of the transmission capacity in RO towards HU up to 4.4 bcm/y (2nd phase) by constructing 50 km, DN800 pipeline Recas - Horia and upgrade of the compressor stations Jupa, Bibeti and Podior with total additional power of 13.8 MW; Constrcution of the 308 km Black Sea shore — Podior (RO) pipeline for taking over the Black Sea gas. The expected transmission capacity will be 6 bcm/y, DN1200 -1000.6); RO-HU reverse flow: HU section, 2nd stage Csanádpalota / Algy CSs (HU) (2nd phase). One 4.5 MW additional power at Csanadpalota, which will improve the bidirectional capacity of Csanádpalota IP (RO/HU) up to 11.4 mcm/d." It has already been approved for €2,299,500 EUR ($2,554,606.53 USD).[8]
According to the European Commission, BRUA Phase I includes, "Development of transmission capacity in RO from Podior to Recas, including a new DN813, 479 km pipeline Podior - Haeg - Recas with a transmission capacity of 1.75 bcm/y, as well as new compressor stations in Podisor, Bibesti and Jupa of a total power of 27.6 MW. The project will create the link between the existing interconnection points of the RO, BG and HU transmission systems." It has already been approved for €183,139,242 EUR ($203,456,709.51 USD).[9]
Articles and resources
References
- ↑ BRUA Pipeline, Wikipedia, accessed December 2019
- ↑ UPDATE 1-Gas pipeline through central Europe to go ahead as planned -Romania. Reuters. Retrieved on January 21, 2018.
- ↑ Central-Eastern European pipeline gets go-ahead. Euractiv. Retrieved on January 21, 2018.
- ↑ BRUA Pipeline To Proceed Despite Recent Setback. Newsbase. Retrieved on January 21, 2018.
- ↑ Transgaz obtine 60 milioane euro de la BERD pentru gazoductul BRUA. Wall Street Journal Romania. Retrieved on February 24, 2018.
- ↑ BRUA Pipeline. EBRD. Retrieved on January 21, 2018.
- ↑ Transgaz a semnat conctractele pentru gazoductul BRUA. Unul dintre câştigători a fost amendat în 2012 pentru trucarea unei licitaţii a operatorului de transport. Adevarul. Retrieved on January 21, 2018.
- ↑ BRUA – 2nd phase European Commission, November 2019
- ↑ BRUA – 1st phase European Commission, November 2019
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