Lithuania–Latvia Interconnection ( lt, Lietuvos-Latvijos dujotiekis, lv, Lietuvas–Latvijas gāzes vada starpsavienojums) is a natural gas pipeline which connects
Lithuania
Lithuania (; lt, Lietuva ), officially the Republic of Lithuania ( lt, Lietuvos Respublika, links=no ), is a country in the Baltic region of Europe. It is one of three Baltic states and lies on the eastern shore of the Baltic Sea. Lithuania ...
and
Latvia
Latvia ( or ; lv, Latvija ; ltg, Latveja; liv, Leţmō), officially the Republic of Latvia ( lv, Latvijas Republika, links=no, ltg, Latvejas Republika, links=no, liv, Leţmō Vabāmō, links=no), is a country in the Baltic region of ...
.
History
Gas pipeline from Lithuanian border to
Iecava
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with the diameter of 500 mm was built in 1962. It is the oldest pipeline in Latvia. In 2013 construction works for enhancement of capacity of interconnection was finished. New discharge capacity will allow transmissions of 6.48 million cubic metres per day from Lithuania to Latvia and 6.24 million cubic metres per day from Latvia to Lithuania. The pipeline is linked with
Estonia–Latvia Interconnection.
Enhancement
ELLI (Enhancement of Latvia-Lithuania interconnection) was included into the third PCI List adopted by the
European Commission
The European Commission (EC) is the executive of the European Union (EU). It operates as a cabinet government, with 27 members of the Commission (informally known as "Commissioners") headed by a President. It includes an administrative body o ...
on 24 November 2017, in the Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan Gas priority corridor. After completion, transmission of natural gas capacity between two countries will roughly double.
The expansion is set to start operating in 2022–2023.
Explosion
On 13 January 2023 an
explosion
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happened in part of the pipeline by
Pasvalio Vienkiemiai village,
Pasvalys District Municipality.
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/ref> Open fire reached up to 50 m in height. As a precaution the entire village of Valakėliai was evacuated.
See also
* Gas Interconnection Poland–Lithuania
* List of main natural gas pipelines in Lithuania
References
Natural gas pipelines in Lithuania
Natural gas pipelines in Latvia
Latvia–Lithuania relations
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