Millions in EU funds for Polish gas transmission pipeline
Wesprzyj naszą pracę na Go Fund Me. Dziękujemy!Poland will receive more than EUR 124 million from the European Union for the construction of a gas transmission pipeline as part of efforts to enhance the country’s energy security.
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The funds will come after the European Commission said it had approved „an investment of more than EUR 124 million from the European Regional Development Fund for the 2014-2020 programming period for the construction of a 253 km-long section of a gas transmission pipeline between Leśniewice and Wronów in the Masovian, Łódzkie and the Lubelskie regions, in Poland.”
The EU executive added that „this section is part of the more than 300 km-long gas pipeline running from Gustorzyn to Wronów.”
The project is „part of the North-South Corridor in Eastern Poland, an important part of a wider system of gas interconnections in Central-Eastern and South-Eastern Europe,” according to the European Commission.
It said „this wider system includes the connections to the Baltic Pipe (linking it with Denmark) and to the LNG terminal in Świnoujście, enabling supply to the gas consumption areas in the Central and South-Eastern part of the country, and exports to neighbouring countries through interconnectors with Lithuania, Slovakia and Ukraine.”
The project is expected to contribute to Poland’s energy security by decreasing the country’s dependence on Russia’s gas imports, the European Commission said.
„It will also play a vital role for the whole EU by increasing the security and diversification of gas supply while contributing to creating an integrated and competitive energy market,” it added.
The EU Commissioner for Cohesion and Reforms, Elisa Ferreira, said: “This project is a concrete example of Cohesion Policy support to energy security in Europe. It will significantly contribute to Poland’s energy security by diversifying the sources of gas, and will enable gas exports to Lithuania, Slovakia and Ukraine. It is a concrete symbol of EU solidarity between EU Member States and Ukraine, enhancing connections and improving our overall security.”
The new Polish gas transmission pipeline is expected to be completed by December, according to officials.
Poland is the biggest beneficiary of the EU’s Cohesion Policy funds.
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Source: IAR, PAP, ec.europa.eu
