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Bidirectional Austrian-Czech Interconnector (BACI, formerly LBL project)
General Information
Promoter
GAS CONNECT AUSTRIA
GmbH
Operator
Gas Connect Austria GmbH
Host Country
Austria
Status
Planned
Website
Publication Approval Status
Approved
Sponsors
Pipeline on Austrian territory
GAS CONNECT AUSTRIA GmbH
100%
Pipeline on Czech territory
NET4GAS, s.r.o
100%
TRA-N-021
Project
Pipeline including CS
Non-FID
Update Date
06/05/2016
Advanced
Description
The Bidirectional Austrian Czech Interconnection (BACI) will be a new infrastructure directly connecting the Austrian and Czech market. It will be
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CONNECT AUSTRIA GmbH). The project BACI will enable capacity transmission for the first time between these two EU member states and it will
facilitate better market integration between Austria and the Czech Republic. The project BACI will also increase the overall flexibility of the Czech,
Austrian and also Polish system by diversification of gas supply routes and by connecting UGSs in the Czech Republic and Austria.
Regulatory Decisions and
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Capacity Increments Variant For Modelling
Point
Operator
Year
From Gas System To Gas System Capacity
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Gas Connect Austria GmbH
2020
AT
CZ
201.4 GWh/d
Comment: New bidirectional IP connceting the Czech and the Austrian Virtual Trading Point .
Maximum capacity will be between 750,000Nm h and 1,480,000Nm h; conversion from
Nm h to kwh/h with a GCV of 11.19.
Gas Connect Austria GmbH
2020
CZ
AT
201.4 GWh/d
Comment: New bidirectional IP connceting the Czech and the Austrian Virtual Trading Point .
Maximum capacity will be between 750,000Nm h and 1,480,000Nm h; conversion from
Nm h to kwh/h with a GCV of 11.19.
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