- Gazela Pipeline
Gazela is a planned natural gas pipeline in the Czech Republic.
Route
The pipeline would connect of the north Bohemian town of
Hora Svaté Kateřiny and German town ofWaidhaus . These are natural gas border delivery stations by which Russian gas is transported from the Czech Republic to Germany. It is planned to connect Gazela also to theOPAL pipeline , a planned connection pipeline toNord Stream .cite news
publisher= The Prague Post
author= Markéta Hulpachová
url= http://www.praguepost.com/articles/2007/05/23/rwe-plans-new-pipeline.php
title = RWE plans new pipeline
date=2007-05-23
accessdate=2007-11-24]There are three possible route options. The final decision is expected at the end of
2008 and the construction will start in2009 . The length of different options varies from convert|166|km|mi|0 to convert|235|km|mi|0.cite news
publisher=RWE Transgas
author= Thomas Kleefuß
url= http://www.cgoa.cz/cs/download/2007-presentace-thomas-kleefus.pdf
title = RWE plans new pipeline
format=PDF
date=2007-11-07
accessdate=2008-08-08]Development
The pipeline will be constructed and operated by
RWE Transgas , theRWE daughter company in the Czech Republic. The project would cost around US$72.2 million. The feasibility study is finished and the environmental impact assessment is in progress.References
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