German authorities issue permit for first section of gas pipeline to Rügen terminal

Berlin, 21 August (ČTK correspondent) – Construction of an undersea gas pipeline between Lubmin and the island of Rügen, where Germany is preparing a terminal for liquefied natural gas (LNG), can begin. The German gas transmission system operator Gascade announced today that it had obtained a permit for the first section of the 50-kilometer pipeline. The Czech Republic is interested in the terminal and is already connected to Lubmin by infrastructure.

„The Mining Authority in Stralsund today issued Gascade Gastransport GmbH a permit for the first section of the Baltic Sea connection (OAL), from Lubmin to kilometer 26, and for the onshore section in Mukran,“ Gascade said.

The gas pipeline will run from the port of Mukran on Rügen, where the terminal is to be built, to Lubmin, where the now-inactive German-Russian Nord Stream pipeline ends. From Lubmin, gas can be sent into the OPAL and NEL pipelines. The OPAL pipeline carries gas to Saxony and from there to the Czech Republic via the Gazela pipeline. NEL connects Lubmin with Lower Saxony and its main gas storage facility in Rehden.