STEGAL

STEGAL
Location
Country Germany
State Saxony
Thuringia
General direction east–west
From Olbernhau (connected to Transgas pipeline)
Passes through Rückersdorf (connected to JAGAL pipeline)
Erfurt
To Reckrod (connected to MIDAL pipeline)
General information
Type natural gas
Operator Gascade Gastransport GmbH
Construction started 1991
Commissioned 1992
Technical information
Length 314 km (195 mi)
Diameter 800 mm (31 in)
Number of compressor stations 3
Compressor stations Olbernhau
Rückersdorf
Eischleben

STEGAL (Sachsen-Thüringen-Erdgas-Anbindungsleitung) is a natural gas pipeline in Saxony and Thuringia, Germany. It connects the Czech Transgas pipeline at Olbernhau and the JAGAL pipeline (exporting gas from the Yamal–Europe pipeline) at Rückersdorf with the MIDAL pipeline at Reckrod. The pipeline is used for the Russian gas import. The length of STEGAL is 314 kilometres (195 mi) and the diameter of pipe is 800 millimetres (31 in). It is operated by Wingas GmbH & Co. KG.[1][2]

Construction of the STEGAL pipeline started in 1991 and the pipeline was completed in 1992. In 1999, the JAGAL pipeline was connected with STEGAL at Rückersdorf. In March 2006, the 97-kilometre (60 mi) long STEGAL Loop, parallel to the main pipeline, was commissioned.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Energy Policies of IEA Countries - Germany (PDF). International Energy Agency. 2007. pp. 105; 108. ISBN 978-92-64-02223-2.
  2. ↑ Victor, David G.; Jaffe, Amy; Hayes, Mark H. (2006). Natural gas and geopolitics: from 1970 to 2040. Cambridge University Press. p. 156. ISBN 978-0-521-86503-6.

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