The Ionian Adriatic Pipeline (IAP) is a proposed natural gas pipeline in Southeast Europe. It would run from Fier in Albania through Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina, to Split in Croatia.
| Ionian Adriatic Pipeline | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | Albania Montenegro Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia |
| General direction | both directions |
| From | Fier, Albania |
| Passes through | Montenegro, Bosnia and Herzegovina |
| To | Split, Croatia |
| General information | |
| Type | Natural gas |
| Expected | 2025/2026 |
| Technical information | |
| Length | 511 km (318 mi) |
| Maximum discharge | 5×109 m3 (180×109 cu ft) per year |
| Diameter | 800 mm (31 in) |
| Operating pressure | 75/85 bar (7.5/8.5 Mpa) |
In Fier, IAP would be connected with the Trans Adriatic Pipeline. Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG has signed memorandums of understanding with developers of the IAP project, including Plinacro (Croatia), BH-Gas (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and governments of Montenegro and Albania.[1][2][3]
In Split, the pipeline would be connected with the existing gas transmission system of Croatia. In addition, it may be connected with other new gas infrastructure, including the Krk LNG terminal in Krk.[1][2]
The length of pipeline would be 516 kilometres (321 mi). The pipeline would be bi-directional and its capacity would be 5 billion cubic metres (180 billion cubic feet) of natural gas per year.[1][2]
The gas pipeline nominal diameter is 800 mm, and the operating pressure is 85/75 bar.[4]
The ministerial declaration on the IAP project was signed on 25 September 2007 in the framework of the Energy Community.[5]
Feasibility Study is drawn up, Designing Phase is in progress, Commissioning is planned in 2025/2026. In August 2016 in Dubrovnik the Ministerial Memorandum of Understanding and Cooperation concerning the cooperation and implementation of IAP was signed among Albania, Croatia, Montenegro and Bosnia and Herzegovina. In accordance with the Memorandum the Project Management Unit (PMU) was established to carry out activities on the project. The members of PMU are representatives of the relevant Ministries and TSOs, and members of SOCAR In February 2018 at the meeting of the Ministerial Council of the Southern Gas Corridor a Letter of Intent was signed on establishing an IAP Project Company among TSOs of IAP relevant countries. The establishing of IAP company is in progress.[4]
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References
edit- ^ a b c Badalova, A. (2011-07-25). "TAP, Albania Consider Linking Pipelines". Downstream Today. Trend News Agency. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- ^ a b c "MOUC signed for TAP-IAP interconnection". Pipelines International. 2011-08-02. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- ^ "TAP pipeline, Bosnia's BH-Gas ink cooperation agreement". PennEnergy. PennWell Corporation. 2011-04-07. Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- ^ a b "IAP - Three Seas". projects.3seas.eu. Retrieved 2024-03-26.
- ^ "Ministerial declaration on the Ionian Adriatic Pipeline project" (PDF). Energy Community. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-04-23. Retrieved 2011-12-31.