Natural Gas Transmission System Operator

Timeline of the Project

2009-01-01

Launch of preparatory work for the project

2011-12-09

GIPL business environment analysis performed

2013-04-06

GIPL feasibility study carried out

2015-08-21

Environmental impact assessment procedures for GIPL in the territory of Lithuania carried out

2014-11-05

Part of the GIPL project in the territory of Lithuania was recognized as an important economic project for the state

2016-09-27

By this date, all documents permitting the construction of the GIPL project part of the territory of Lithuania have been received

2018-05-18

Cost allocation agreement was signed between the transmission system operators of Poland, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia, which determined

how the costs of the GIPL project would be allocated among the countries

2018-05-24

Lithuanian and Polish transmission system operators signed a network connection agreement, which confirmed the final decision to invest in the GIPL project and started the pipeline construction phase

2018-06-07

Public procurement of construction works of part of the GIPL project in Lithuania announced

2018-07-18

Public procurement of pipelines for the construction of part of the GIPL project in Lithuania announced

2021-12-31

The pipeline is built

2019-12-30

GIPL Construction Contract entered into force and the construction work on the GIPL pipeline began

2019-07-25

Agreement was signed with the Polish company Izostal S.A. on the purchase of pipes

2019-12-23

GIPL Construction Contract with the companies Alvora and Šiaulių dujotiekio statyba was signed

2020-01-13

First pipes from Poland started to be transported to the construction site

2020-01-20

Welding of the pipes began

2020-08-18

HDD drilling accomplished under the rivers Neris and Nemunas

2020-12-31

61% of GIPL gas pipeline construction works completed in 2020

2021-02-24

Two-thirds or 102 km of GIPL pipelines were tested at the maximum load

2021-04-01

Construction of Santaka gas metering and pressure regulation station started

2021-10-22

Lithuanian and Polish gas transmission systems are connected

2022-05-01

Gas interconnection is operational

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