Minsk–Kaliningrad Interconnection
Minsk–Kaliningrad Interconnection is a natural gas pipeline interconnection between Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia, Lithuania and Belarus. Currently it is the only pipeline supplying natural gas to Kaliningrad Oblast.[1]
| Minsk–Kaliningrad Interconnection | |
|---|---|
 Map of Minsk–Kaliningrad Interconnection | |
| Location | |
| Country | Belarus Lithuania Russia |
| General direction | east-west |
| From | Minsk, Belarus |
| Passes through | Belarus-Lithuania border, Vilnius, Jonava, Kaunas, Šakiai, Lithuania-Russia border |
| To | Kaliningrad, Russia |
| General information | |
| Type | natural gas |
| Partners | Amber Grid Gazprom |
| Commissioned | 1985 |
| Technical information | |
| Maximum discharge | 2.5 billion cubic metres per annum (88×109 cu ft/a) |
| Diameter | 700 mm (28 in) |
Lithuania has a contract with Gazprom on gas transit to Kaliningrad via pipeline until 2025.[2]
History
In 2005, Gazprom built the Krasnoznamenskaya compressor station.
In 2009 second line of the pipeline was finished, which allowed to expand maximum discharge up to 2.5 billion cubic metres annually.[3]
In 2016, a 25 km gas pipeline branch to Chernyakhovsk and an automated gas distribution station put into service.
In October 2017, Gazprom completed the construction of two gas pipeline branches stretching to the towns of Gusev and Sovetsk.
In April 2022 President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda announced that Lithuanian national gas transmission operator Amber Grid and Lithuania has completely stopped purchasing the Russian gas and the transmission system has been operating without Russian gas imports since the beginning of April with no intention to receive the Russian gas in the future via Minsk–Kaliningrad Interconnection.[4]
Connection to Jonava
In 2019 Amber Grid renovated gas distribution station in Jonava, Lithuania.[5] New station's capacity expanded to 2.3 billion cubic metres per annum (81×109 cu ft/a) and supplied Achema plant in Jonava, largest consumer of natural gas in Lithuania.[6] In October 2021 proposed reconstruction project for Jonava link released.
Jonava connection within Minsk–Kaliningrad Interconnection
Pipeline near Gaižiūnai
References
- EU-Russia power struggle flashes in Kaliningrad
- Kaliningrad gets Moscow energy boost as Baltic states pull plug
- „Lietuvos dujos“ ir „Gazprom“ baigė magistralinio dujotiekio Minskas-Vilnius-Kaunas-Kaliningradas antrosios linijos statybą
- "Lithuania completely abandons Russian gas imports". Amber Grid (in Lithuanian). Retrieved 3 April 2022.
- Investicijų projektas „Jonavos ir Alytaus dujų skirstymo stočių modernizavimas“ (Projekto kodas: 06.3.1-LVPA-V-104-01-0007)
- „Amber Grid“ modernizavo dvi dujų skirstymo stotis, planuose – naujų objektų rekonstrukcija