Nord Stream construction starts in April 2010
Sep 18, 2009 02:00 AM
12-08 -09 Up to 70 % of all pipes for the first of two Nord Stream pipelines has been manufactured and the laying of
pipes will start in April 2010, a company representative said.
Presenting the project in Moscow, the company representative also said that the winner of the tender on pipes
manufacturing for the second line will be announced by the end of 2009.
The first line, with a transmission capacity of around 27,5 bn cm per year is due for completion in 2011. The second
line is due to be completed in 2012, doubling annual capacity to around 55 bn cm.
This is enough to supply more than 25 mm households in Europe.
