Name of the Project
BRUA natural gas transmission corridor project – Romania.

Location
Romania.

Client
Transgaz.

Project Description
The 1 318 km Bulgaria–Romania–Hungary–Austria (BRUA) natural gas transmission corridor project is part of the European Commission’s Projects of Common Interest.

The project will ensure the interconnection of the gas transmission systems in Bulgaria and Hungary, with the gas transmission system in Romania.

The Romania section of the project includes those elements of the proposed BRUA energy corridor to be built and operated under Phase 1 of the Romania pipeline works. This includes construction of 479 km of pipeline between Podisor, 22 km west of Bucharest, and Recas, in the west of the country, as well as associated above-ground installations.

The proposed Phase 2 works will cover an additional 50 km of pipeline between Recas and Horia, and the upgrade of each compressor station through the installation of one additional compressor unit at each station. The project includes the upgrade of the gas measurement station in Horia, although this phase has not reached final investment decision. 

Three gas compressor stations (GCSes) will be built at Podișor, Bibesti and Jupa to provide additional pressure along the pipeline.

Each GCS will contain eight main buildings and will have a total installed power of 10 MW, increasing to 15 MW in Phase 2.

The project will enable Romania to import additional gas when required and provide a mechanism by which gas from the proposed Black Sea fields can be exported when developed. The pipeline has, therefore, been designed to provide reverse flow for Bulgaria and Hungary, as required by market demands.

Phase 1 will allow for a reverse flow of about 1.5-billion cubic metres a year at the Bulgarian border and 1.75-billion cubic metres a year at the Hungarian border by the end of 2019, while Phase 2 will increase this capacity to an estimated 4.4-billion cubic metres a year at the Hungarian border by late 2020.

Potential Job Creation
Not stated.

Value
The project is estimated at €593.79-million.

Duration
Construction of Phase 1 is planned to run from the third quarter of this year to the fourth quarter of 2019, with commissioning planned for December 2019.

Latest Developments
None stated.

Key Contracts and Suppliers
None stated.

On Budget and on Time?
Not stated.

Contact Details for Project Information
Transgaz head of administrative and corporate activities department Cornel Mihai, tel +40269803333 or email cornel.mihai@transgaz.ro.