NEL & EUGAL

Security of supply for Germany and Europe

The NEL and EUGAL pipelines enable the reliable and efficient onward transport of gas, which lands on the German Baltic coast, within Germany and to neighbouring countries. In this way, both pipeline systems contribute to a secure energy supply in Europe.

NEL pipeline Facts & Figures

The NEL pipeline runs from Lubmin near Greifswald in the Northeast of Germany in Southwest direction to Rehden in Lower Saxony.

NEL Gastransport GmbH (51%), Gasunie Deutschland Transport Services GmbH (25.13%) and Fluxys Deutschland (23.87%) have stakes in the NEL pipeline. NEL Gastransport GmbH is the technical operator of the NEL pipeline.

Pipeline route	441 km
Pipeline length	1 string - 441 km
Technical available capacity	20 bcm
Cross-border interconnection points	Lubmin I / Greifswald (gas receiving station)
Compressor stations	0

NEL Structural Data

Length of the gas pipeline system

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.1 EnWG)

Pressure	Length [km]
High	441.460
Medium	-
Low	-

Number of exit points

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.4 EnWG)

Pressure	Nr. of exit points
High	1
Medium	-
Low	-

Length of the high pressure gas pipeline system per diameter class

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.2 EnWG)

Class	Length [km]
A	441.380
B	-
C	0.010
D	-
E	-
F	0.070
G	-

Annual quantities offtaken

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.3 EnWG)

Year	Quantity [kWh]
2023	-
2022	-
2021	-
2020	2,567,248,590
2019	7,183,451,163
2018	2,962,501,537
2017	-

Simultaneous annual maximum load of all offtakes

(in accordance with Section 23c Paragraph 4 No.5 EnWG)

Year	Maximum load [MWh]	Time
2023	-	-
2022	-	-
2021	-	-
2020	606	01/10/2020
2019	1,394	01/10/2019
2018	1,394	09/10/2018
2017	-	-

EUGAL pipeline Facts & Figures

The EUGAL pipeline runs from Lubmin near Greifswald in the Northeast of Germany in South direction to the Czech border at Deutschneudorf, where it is connected to the Net4Gas network. The EUGAL pipeline is integrated into the German gas transmission network directly via the NEL pipeline and the JAGAL pipeline and indirectly via the NETRA pipeline.

Gascade Gastransport GmbH (50.5%) as well as Gasunie Deutschland Transport Services GmbH, Ontras Gastransport GmbH and Fluxys Deutschland with 16.5% each have a stake in the EUGAL pipeline. Gascade Gastransport GmbH manages the construction and is the technical operator.

Pipeline route	480 km
Pipeline length	1 string - 480 km Lubmin to Deutschneudorf 1 string - 329 km Lubmin to Weissack
Technical available capacity	55 bcm
Cross-border interconnection points	Lubmin II (landfall) Deutschneudorf: network interconnection point with the Czech gas transmission system operated by Net4Gas
Network connection points	Lubmin-NEL Kienbaum Radeland
Compressor stations	Radeland

EUGAL Structural Data