Lithuania launches 508 km gas link with Poland costing 500 million euros

A gas pipeline connecting the Baltic states and Finland to the EU’s single gas network became operational on Thursday, the Lithuanian Ministry of Energy has announced.

The official opening of the Lithuanian-Polish gas interconnector took place at the Jauniunai Gas Compressor Station, one of the main hubs of the Lithuanian gas infrastructure.

The ceremony was attended by the Presidents of Lithuania, Poland and Latvia, the European Commissioner for Energy, and the Baltic and Polish energy ministers.

Implemented by Lithuanian and Polish gas system operators Amber Grid and Gaz-System, this 508-km gas pipeline (GIPL) cost 500 million euros.