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Completion of the Latvia-Lithuania gas interconnection

The poject for the enhancement of the gas interconnection between Latvia and Lithuania has been successfully implemented 7 months ahead of deadline. The newly implemented project was primarily aimed at enhancing the capacity of the Latvia-Lithuania natural gas interconnection, ensuring security of gas supplies in the region and closer integration of the natural gas systems of the Baltic States. The completion of the project resulted in the following enhancement of the daily gas supply capacities of the cross-border gas interconnection: in the Lithuania-Latvia direction – up to 6.48 mcm/day (about 2.3 bcm/year) and in the Latvia-Lithuania direction – up to 6.24 mcm/day (about 2.3 bcm/year).

The total project value amounted to €29.6m, of which €5.4m were invested in Lithuania (the project works were implemented by Lietuvos Dujos) and €24.2m were invested in Latvia (the project works were implemented by Latvijas Gāze). Up to 50% of the project costs were co-financed with the funds of the EC European Energy Programme for Recovery. Meanwhile at the Incukalns Underground Gas Storage Facility, 17 wells were reconstructed to improve their safety and performance.