Ukrainian and Polish TSO Agree on Pipeline System Expansion

The Ukrainian and Polish gas transmission system operators have today signed a cooperation agreement to provide for integration of the two countries’ gas transmission systems.

The agreement signed in Warsaw by representatives of Ukrtransgaz, a unit of Naftogaz of Ukraine and its Polish counterpart GAZ-SYSTEM, will provide for increased Ukrainian gas imports from Europe as well as facilitate the access to gas in Ukrainian underground storage facilities to boost energy security across Europe.

"This agreement opens up new opportunities for development of Ukraine’s gas transmission system and its integration into the European gas market. We sincerely thank our Polish partners for their constructive cooperation," Ukrtransgaz president Igor Prokopiv commented.

In Ukraine, the project will involve the construction of a trunk pipeline interconnector running from Drozdowichi on the Polish border to Bilche-Volytsya in Lviv region. The length of this interconnector is 110 km with a planned capacity of 8 billion cubic meters per year from Poland to Ukraine,  and 7 billion cubic meters from Ukraine towards Poland. The estimated cost of construction on Ukrainian territory is $245 million.