Country Lithuania
Latvia To Riga, Latvia Diameter 50 cm Passes through Latvia–Lithuania border | From Vilnius, Lithuania Type natural gas Construction started 1962 | |
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General direction south-north, north-south Maximum discharge 4.58 billion cubic metres per annum (162×10^ cu ft/a) (planned) Partners Lietuvos Dujos, Latvijas Gāze | ||
Lithuania–Latvia Interconnection is a natural gas pipeline which connects Lithuania and Latvia.
History
Gas pipeline from Lithuanian border to Iecava with the diameter of 500 mm was built in 1962. It is the oldest pipeline in Latvia. In 2013 construction works for enhancement of capacity of interconnection was finished. New discharge capacity will allow transmissions of 6.48 million cubic metres per day from Lithuania to Latvia and 6.24 million cubic metres per day from Latvia to Lithuania. The expansion is set to start operating in 2019-2020. The pipeline is linked with Estonia–Latvia Interconnection.
References
Lithuania–Latvia Interconnection Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA