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Gas transmission pipeline · Waidhaus to Medelsheim

MEGAL Gas Pipeline

MEGAL Gas Pipeline is an operating gas transmission pipeline in Germany. The tracker lists 1 tracked segment, 1,115 km long and 22 bcm/y of capacity, starting up in 1980. It runs from Waidhaus to Medelsheim. It is owned by Mittel-Europäische-Gasleitungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG.

Length

1,115 km

Capacity

22 bcm/y

16.2 Mtpa LNG equivalent

Segments tracked

1

Largest diameter 889 mm (35 in)

Route

MEGAL Gas Pipeline runs from Waidhaus to Medelsheim. The map draws the tracked route and any LNG terminal within 25 km of it.

Loads about 250 kB of map code and the country outline file.

From
Waidhaus
To
Medelsheim
Start country
Germany
End country
Germany
Countries crossed
Germany
Onshore / offshore
Not reported
Fuel
Gas
Region
Europe
Route drawn on map
807 km
GEM pipeline ID
P0706
Start year
1980
GEM wiki page
gem.wiki

Segments

Each row is one row of GEM's pipeline file. Project-level figures repeated on every segment are counted once in the totals above.

SegmentStatusFrom → toLengthCapacityDiameterStartRoute from
Whole pipelineOperatingWaidhaus → Medelsheim1,11522889 mm1980GEM's route file

Connected LNG terminals

Terminals whose coordinates fall within 25 km of this route, or whose name matches the pipeline. Proximity is not proof of a physical connection.

No tracked LNG terminal lies within 25 km of this pipeline's route.

Owners and operators

Stakes as reported by GEM per segment, merged across segments.

Common questions

Generated from the same tracker fields as the tables above, so the two cannot disagree. Each answer stands on its own.

Where does MEGAL Gas Pipeline run?
MEGAL Gas Pipeline runs from Waidhaus to Medelsheim, crossing Germany.
How long is MEGAL Gas Pipeline?
MEGAL Gas Pipeline is 1,115 km long.
How much gas can MEGAL Gas Pipeline carry?
MEGAL Gas Pipeline has a design capacity of 22 bcm/y. Where every segment of a project repeats the same figure it is counted once rather than summed.
Is MEGAL Gas Pipeline operating?
MEGAL Gas Pipeline is operating, having started in 1980.
Who owns MEGAL Gas Pipeline?
MEGAL Gas Pipeline is owned by Mittel-Europäische-Gasleitungsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, as recorded in the current tracker release.