The NEL is a planned 440 kilometres (273.4 mi) long natural gas pipeline in Germany

Germany

Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...

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Route

The pipeline will run from Lubmin

Lubmin

Lubmin is a coastal resort in the German state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. Lubmin is situated near Greifswald and on the Bay of Greifswald.Apart from tourism, Lubmin is a major transport and industry hub and investment location in the German energy sector...

 near Greifswald

Greifswald

Greifswald , officially, the University and Hanseatic City of Greifswald is a town in northeastern Germany. It is situated in the state of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, at an equal distance of about from Germany's two largest cities, Berlin and Hamburg. The town borders the Baltic Sea, and is crossed...

 to Rehden

Rehden

Rehden is a municipality in the district of Diepholz, in Lower Saxony, Germany. It is situated approximately eight km east of Diepholz.Rehden is also the seat of the Samtgemeinde Rehden....

. It will connect the planned Nord Stream pipeline with the Rehden-Hamburg gas pipeline

Rehden-Hamburg gas pipeline

Rehden–Hamburg gas pipeline is a long branch of MIDAL pipeline with diameter of to supply Hamburg area with natural gas. The pipeline was constructed in 1994 by Wingas and E.ON Hanse .-External links:* by Wingas...

 and MIDAL

MIDAL

MIDAL is a long German natural gas pipeline, which connects the North Sea with southern Germany. It runs from Bunde, where it is connected with Netherlands gas system, and Emdel receiving terminal, to Ludwigshafen. The pipeline has a capacity of 12.8 billion cubic mters of natural gas per...

 pipeline. Together with MIDAL it will create a Greifswald-Bunde

Bunde

Bunde can refer to:*Bunde, Germany, a town in the Leer District in Lower Saxony, Germany.*Bunde, Netherlands, a town in the municipality of Meerssen in Limburg, the Netherlands.*Bünde, a town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany....

 connection.

Technical features

The diameter of the pipeline will be 1200 millimetres (47.2 in). The capacity is planned to be 20 billion cubic meters of natural gas per year. The pipeline is expected to cost around €1 billion.

The developer of the pipeline asked exemption from the network access and transit fees regulation; however, this request was denied.

Project company

The pipeline will be constructed and operated by OPAL NEL TRANSPORT GmbH, a subsidiary of Wingas

Wingas

Wingas GmbH is a gas distribution, transport and storage company located in Kassel, Germany. The company was established in 1993 by Wintershall Holding AG, a subsidiary of BASF, and Gazprom...

. 20% of the company is owned by E.ON Ruhrgas

E.ON

E.ON AG, marketed with an interpunct as E•ON, is the holding company of the world's largest investor-owned energy service provider based in Düsseldorf, Germany. The name comes from the Greek word aeon which means eternity....

. Dutch gas transportation company Gasunie, which also has a stake in the Nord Stream pipeline, will have a 20% stake in NEL reducing stakes of Wingas and E.ON to 70% and 10% respectively.

See also

• Nord Stream
• Rehden-Hamburg gas pipeline
  Rehden-Hamburg gas pipeline
  Rehden–Hamburg gas pipeline is a long branch of MIDAL pipeline with diameter of to supply Hamburg area with natural gas. The pipeline was constructed in 1994 by Wingas and E.ON Hanse .-External links:* by Wingas...
  
  
• MIDAL
  MIDAL
  MIDAL is a long German natural gas pipeline, which connects the North Sea with southern Germany. It runs from Bunde, where it is connected with Netherlands gas system, and Emdel receiving terminal, to Ludwigshafen. The pipeline has a capacity of 12.8 billion cubic mters of natural gas per...
  
  
• OPAL pipeline
  OPAL pipeline
  The OPAL is a natural gas pipeline in Germany alongside the German eastern border...
  
  
• Gazela Pipeline

External links

• Project company website