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Lithuania-Poland pipeline to help integrate Baltics into EU gas market - Envoy- The 18th China(Guangzhou ) Int’l tube & pipe Processing Equipment Exhibition
9/6/2016 管材展-鋼管展-steel tube expo-tube &pipe expo |
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Lithuanian Ambassador to Russia Remigijus Motuzas said that the proposed gas pipeline interconnection between Lithuania and Poland will be instrumental, once it is constructed, in integrating the Baltic states’ gas networks into the internal EU gas market.
The pipeline, dubbed Gas Interconnector Poland–Lithuania (GIPL), is expected to be constructed by 2019, as part of the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan aimed at fostering greater energy independence between the states involved.
Motuzas said that "The Gas Interconnector Poland–Lithuania project will be instrumental in integrating the Baltics‘ gas systems into the internal EU gas market. It is important for strengthening the transmission network between Baltic States, which strive to establish a fully functioning gas market in the region."
Lithuania seeks to diversify its external suppliers and decrease its dependence on Russia for gas.
While promoting GIPL, Lithuania remains opposed to the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project, which aims to deliver 55 billion cubic meters of Russian natural gas a year to the European Union across the Baltic Sea to Germany, bypassing Ukraine and the Baltic nations.
Motuzas said that "We consider Nord Stream 2 as redundant infrastructure with over-investment features that inter alia could inflict additional costs on gas consumers in the EU."
Russian Ambassador to Lithuania Alexander Udaltsov said early in July that the Lithuanian stance on Nord Stream 2 is unlikely to change in the near future because of geopolitical and not pragmatic concerns.
- The 18th China(Guangzhou ) Int’l tube
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