BRUA – Phase 1 is due to be completed at the end of 2019 and is estimated to cost EUR476 million.
“Works on the BRUA pipeline started today,” said Transgaz general manager Ion Sterian.
BRUA Phase 1 project received financing of EUR179.3 million from the European Union, accounting for 40% of the eligible costs. In March 2018, the project had received pre-financing of EUR13.8 million from the EU.
BRUA – Phase 1 entails the construction of the 479 km-long gas transmission pipeline Podisor-Recas; three gas compressor stations at Podisor, Bibesti and Jupa, each being equipped with two compression aggregates (one operational and one for backup), with the possibility of ensuring a bidirectional natural gas flow.