TYNDP 2017 - Annex A2 - Project Details

Connection of Malta to the European Gas Network - Pipelines

General Information

Promoter

Office of the Prime Minister

(Energy)

Operator

Office of the Prime Minister

(Energy) ² Malta

Host Country

Malta

Status

Planned

Website

Project's URL

Publication Approval Status

Approved

Sponsors

TRA-N-031

Project

Pipeline including CS

Non-FID

Update Date

18/05/2016

Non-Advanced

Description

Malta is a small island Member State with no gas interconnections to the European network. This project addresses the ¶Transmission· component of

PCI 5.19 'Malta Connection' and reflects the results from the pre-feasibility study completed in April 2015. The study identified a 22 inch diameter

and 155km long gas pipeline interconnection (i.e. TRA-N-031) between Gela (Sicily) and Delimara (Malta) as the most economically feasible solution

to be considered as Phase 1 for the PCI implementation; and which will primarily end Malta's isolation from the Trans European gas network. The

possibility of exporting gas to Italy sourced from an FSRU located approx. 12km offshore from Malta (i.e. LNG-N-211) is to be considered as Phase 2

of the PCI.

Regulatory Decisions and

similar material conditions

None presently.

Capacity Increments Variant For Modelling

Point

Operator

Year

From Gas System To Gas System Capacity

Delimara (Malta) to Sicily (Italy) Interconnection

Office of the Prime Minister (Energy) ²

Malta

2026

IB-ITi

56.0 GWh/d

Office of the Prime Minister (Energy) ²

Malta

2026

IB-ITi

56.0 GWh/d

Comment: Malta-Italy gas pipeline interconnection will have bi-directional capacity as from

2026. Gas for export to Italy will be sourced from FSRU (Malta) as from 2031.

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