Launched in May, the Lithuanian-Polish gas pipeline GIPL has been tested at its maximum capacity.
Two tests were carried out to make sure the pipeline could transmit the full gas flow in accordance with the technical parameters of the GIPL construction without any disturbances. According to the assessment of the Lithuanian and Polish TSOs operating the GIPL interconnection, the tests were successful, Amber Grid, Lithuania’s gas transmission system operator, said on October 20.
During the tests, the maximum gas flow, both coming to Lithuania and going to Poland, was achieved, Nemunas Biknius, CEO at Amber Grid, said.
The tests followed the commissioning of the Holovschizy gas compressor station in Poland in late September, which allowed the GIPL to reach its designed capacity. In Lithuania, the gas pressure in this pipeline is provided by the Jauniunai gas compressor station.
The pipeline has been used extensively since its launch on May 1 and it has been used to commercially transport almost 1 TWh of gas to Lithuania for the needs of the country and other northern countries and 4.2 TWh of gas to Poland.
The GIPL pipeline is currently used by ten market players.
The Lithuanian-Polish GIPL pipeline, which became operational in May, connected the Baltic and Finnish gas markets to the European Union. (LRT/Business World Magazine)
