Ministry of Climate and Environment informed that Poland and the Czech Republic have declared that they wish to build the Stork II onshore gas pipeline connection and a Floating Storage Regasification Unit (FSRU) in the Gdansk area. The realisation of both projects will enable Czech entities to purchase and import gas from Poland.

“The realisation of both projects, both Stork II and the Gdansk terminal, will contribute to further enhancing supply diversification, competitiveness and market integration. We consider the realisation of these two projects to be particularly important. We are pleased that our partners in the Czech Republic see the conditions necessary to ensure energy security in the region in a similar way to us. We are therefore jointly taking forward-looking measures that are beneficial to both business and citizens. Our actions are a real and concrete contribution to the energy security of the European Union”, said Minister Anna Moskwa.

The Poland-Czech Republic gas pipeline could reach a capacity of about 1 bcm of gas per year in both directions, with the possibility of increasing the capacity in case of market interest. The joint letter of support for Stork II and the Gdansk FSRU will be officially submitted to the highest representatives of the European Commission in the coming days. If constructed, the pipeline will be the second interconnection between the gas transmission systems in Poland and the Czech Republic. The first interconnector was opened in 2011.

The FSRU project aims to create an infrastructure that will enable the off-take of liquefied natural gas, delivered by sea, its regasification and introduction into the national transmission system. The assumed capacity of the floating gas terminal is more than 6 bcm per year.

According to earlier plans, the FSRU was scheduled to be built by the end of 2027. However, Gaz-System has signalled that it is possible to accelerate the project.

Arkadiusz Słomczyński