We operate a high-pressure gas transmission system that is interconnected with major European trunk lines in Ukraine, the Czech Republic and Austria (for more information related to the transmission system and available capacities please refer to map and network capacities). The annual capacity of the system exceeds 90 billion cubic meters.This capacity can be increased at relatively low marginal costs if additional volumes are required by our customers.
The transmission system consists of four or five parallel pipelines mostly 1200/1400 mm in diameter with an operating pressure of 73 bars. The pressure differential needed for a continuous gas flow is ensured by four large compressor stations with an aggregated power of more than 1000 MW. The most important station is located at Veľké Kapušany at the Ukrainian-Slovak border. With a total power of nearly 300 MW it is the biggest compressor station in the EU, allowing an entry flow of almost 300 million cubic meters per day.
Our company continually strives to modernise and upgrade the gas infrastructure. For that reason we have implemented several projects aimed at enhancing system operation and communication with our customers.
Access to the transmission system is entry-exit based. For entering and exiting the system customers can choose from the following four entry/exit points:
- Veľké Kapušany (border point between the Slovak Republic and Ukraine),
- Baumgarten (border point between the Slovak Republic and Austria),
- Lanžhot (border point between the Slovak Republic and the Czech Republic),
- Domestic point (virtual aggregated interconnection to and from domestic storage and distribution networks).
For more details please refer to the "Business information" section of our web site.
Transmission system
The transmission system operated by Eustream has proved to be a reliable part of the European gas infrastructure, allowing gas transportation from producer countries to the European gas markets.
