German Chancellor, Olaf School, last Thursday, he asked him to complete the construction of a gas pipeline that would connect the Iberian Peninsula to Central Europe. These words were interpreted as an impulse towards a similar project. medium catCrossing Catalonia to the Pyrenees. Spain assured two days later that its part of the project could be built in eight months, cost around 370m euros and would allow the transport of renewable gases. But you need pleased France, this gas pipeline should continue towards the center and north of Europe. A week later, the government of Emmanuel Macron, traditional debater what is the project about slow and expensive And according to sources from the ministry of Ecological Transition, there are still many “uncertainties” about being able to transport hydrogen, he says. But the Spanish Government says it has no record of “any official communications” and hopes the country will declare itself. officially and more high levelAccording to Ministry of Ecological Transition sources.
In response to questions about whether he is on the side of the media construction of a new pipelineafter last week Germany and Spain chose to start french ministry of ecological transition “This kind of project in operation for many years (the uptime and uptime of such infrastructure is always several years) and therefore, will not respond to the current crisis“. alternativeSetup for France floating liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals in it countries with coastlines (Germany has already announced the construction of one of these terminals) because this is a formula that requires “less investment” and “faster” construction, and importing gas directly “From the Gulf states or the United States.”
Also, it appeals climate problem questioning the development durable gas infrastructure At a time when Europe is “accelerating its transition to carbon neutrality by 2050”. “Prior to also start the construction of new gas pipelines we must integrate climate problems because our goal is to get rid of fossil fuels by 2050,” he says. Christophe Bechu admits it’s “there” discussions eventually converting gas pipelines and hydrogen transport” but there is still a lotuncertainties“On the production and consumption capacities of hydrogen. For example, certain equipment, especially high-flow compressors, is not currently available to build a possible gas pipeline fully compatible with the transport of hydrogen,” he adds.
The French ministry admits at the end of its statement that “all these elements” “must be”.object of dialogue between Member States” for stakeholders to “take into account both the fundamental issues of European solidarity and our climate targets”. After learning that this statement had spread, Spanish government sources Awaiting a formal response from France at the highest level and in line with the European Commission, Who do they think should finance the project in question? “Conditions have radically changed since the project medium cat originally bred to date. The context has nothing to do with what it was then: neither energy securitynor in relation gas price. Because, It is essential that a high-level political debate take place.at the highest level”, add these resources.
this medium cat It was a project of Spanish gas operators (enagas) and French (terega) started in the early 2000s with a planned investment of 3,000 million Euros for transportation. 7.5 billion cubic meters every year from the installation of natural gas in both directions 1,250 kilometers (800 kilometers in France and 450 kilometers in Spain). The first phase of this project consisted of a 227 kilometer tube connecting the France-Spain border via Girona via the Pyrenees. But the National Markets and Competition Commission (CNMC) and its French counterpart, the Commission de regulation de l’énergie (CRE) overturned this first phase in 2019, and the Commission did the same a year later. European UnionGiven that there is no interest by marketersas for, high costs infrastructure and gas interconnection capacity between the two countries it was not crowded.
A possible Russian gas blackout Europe importing 40% of this raw material consumption from Moscow in 2021, Restarts the discussion on salvaging a project similar to MidCat (keeping a similar layout and the same capacity) Doubling the capacity to export gas from Spain (7,000 million cubic meters via two pipes currently running through the Basque Country and Navarra and expected to increase by about 1.5 million this year). “It’s big for us political priority is to help our neighbors from central and northern Europe. would be appropriate deep reflection About the scope of the new conditions and how we adapt to them to help each other, they say from the Spanish Ministry of Ecological Transition. Third vice-president and Minister of Ecological Transition, Theresa Rivera, this wednesday he remembered his country Emmanuel Macron Just as Germany needs gas, your country has been asking for energy (electricity) from “all its neighbors” for months after shutting down half of its nuclear power plants, and is therefore “good”. Understand why you built Europe pass through someone common policy“I’m sure a Important discussions in the coming monthsThe riba is over.