STEGAL

STEGAL
STEGAL
Location
Country	Germany
State	Saxony; Thuringia
General direction	east–west
From	Olbernhau (connected to Transgas pipeline)
Passes through	Rückersdorf (connected to JAGAL pipeline); Erfurt
To	Reckrod (connected to MIDAL pipeline)
General information
Type	natural gas
Operator	Gascade Gastransport GmbH
Construction started	1991
Commissioned	1992
Technical information
Length	314 km (195 mi)
Diameter	800 mm (31 in)
No. of compressor stations	3
Compressor stations	Olbernhau; Rückersdorf; Eischleben

STEGAL (Sachsen-Thüringen-Erdgas-Anbindungsleitung) is a natural gas pipeline in Saxony and Thuringia, Germany. It connects the Czech Transgas pipeline at Olbernhau and the JAGAL pipeline (exporting gas from the Yamal–Europe pipeline) at Rückersdorf with the MIDAL pipeline at Reckrod. The pipeline is used for the Russian gas import. The length of STEGAL is 314 kilometres (195 mi) and the diameter of pipe is 800 millimetres (31 in). It is operated by Wingas GmbH & Co. KG.^[1]^[2]

Construction of the STEGAL pipeline started in 1991 and the pipeline was completed in 1992. In 1999, the JAGAL pipeline was connected with STEGAL at Rückersdorf. In March 2006, the 97-kilometre (60 mi) long STEGAL Loop, parallel to the main pipeline, was commissioned.

Due to increasing demand, the STEGAL ring line was built and put into operation in 2005/2006. This is 97 km long and runs parallel to the STEGAL sections, increasing the capacity of the line by more than 400,000 m³ / h.