Gas transmission pipeline · United Kingdom – Ireland
UK-Ireland Interconnector 2
UK-Ireland Interconnector 2 is an operating gas transmission pipeline crossing United Kingdom, Ireland. The tracker lists 1 tracked segment, 195 km long and 8.4 bcm/y of capacity, starting up in 2002. It is owned by GNI (UK).
Length
195 km
Capacity
8.4 bcm/y
6.2 Mtpa LNG equivalent
Segments tracked
1
Largest diameter 19050 mm (750 in)
Route
UK-Ireland Interconnector 2 runs from United Kingdom – Ireland. 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
- Not reported
- To
- Not reported
- Start country
- United Kingdom
- End country
- Ireland
- Countries crossed
- United Kingdom, Ireland
- Onshore / offshore
- Not reported
- Fuel
- Gas
- Region
- Not reported
- Route drawn on map
- 204 km
- GEM pipeline ID
- P2730
- Start year
- 2002
- Estimated cost (GEM, US dollars)
- $327 million
- 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.
| Segment | Status | From → to | Length | Capacity | Diameter | Start | Route from |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole pipeline | Operating | Not reported | 195 | 8.4 | 19050 mm | 2002 | GEM'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.
In the news
Recent headlines that name UK-Ireland Interconnector 2. Matched by name, so it is approximate. Titles and links only; we store no article text.
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 UK-Ireland Interconnector 2 run?
- UK-Ireland Interconnector 2 runs from United Kingdom to Ireland, crossing United Kingdom and Ireland.
- How long is UK-Ireland Interconnector 2?
- UK-Ireland Interconnector 2 is 195 km long.
- How much gas can UK-Ireland Interconnector 2 carry?
- UK-Ireland Interconnector 2 has a design capacity of 8.4 bcm/y. Where every segment of a project repeats the same figure it is counted once rather than summed.
- Is UK-Ireland Interconnector 2 operating?
- UK-Ireland Interconnector 2 is operating, having started in 2002.
- Who owns UK-Ireland Interconnector 2?
- UK-Ireland Interconnector 2 is owned by GNI (UK), as recorded in the current tracker release.
More gas pipelines in United Kingdom
Listed in name order among the 37 pipelines tracked in United Kingdom, so projects with the same name sit together. A browse aid, not a claim that they are alike.
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