ZAGREB, March 3, 2020 – The construction of a gas pipeline for the LNG terminal along the Omišalj-Zlobin route is going according to plan and the completion of that HRK 430 million investment is planned for the end of this year, the Plinacro natural gas transmission company reported on Tuesday.
The construction works, which began in mid-December, are being conducted along the entire gas pipeline route from the future Zlobin hub to the future intersection in Omišalj, Plinacro said in a press release.
Preparations have been conducted along the entire route with 60% of the required trenches already dug out and some sections of the pipeline already put in place in the trenches. Welding has also commenced and work at the intersection sites are underway.
Intensive activities are being conducted on Krk island so that that part of the construction can be completed before the tourism season.
The works should be completed and be ready once the LNG terminal becomes operational to start shipping gas from the terminal along the pipeline.
After the completion of the construction of the first compressor station on Croatia’s gas transmission system in Velika Ludina, this is the second largest project of Plinacro’s third investment cycle launched in 2018.
The project was supported by the European Commission and received a grant of a little more than €16 million for the costs of construction.
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