Client: Consortium Safege -Eptisa – PM Group – TRACTEBEL
Funding: EBRD, EIB – Western Balkans Investment Framework project
Country: Albania, Montenegro
Duration: 08/2018-1/2021
Project description:
The overall objectives of the Ionian Adriatic pipeline (IAP) are the introduction an environmentally more acceptable energy source in the region (gas transport infrastructure development); providing diversified gas supply to the region; providing access to Croatian and Albanian storage capacities; providing significant transit capacity and income to Albania, Bosnia & Herzegovina , Montenegro and Croatia; creating the preconditions for closing the Adriatic gas ring and the connection with the Italian, Slovenian and Hungarian gas systems; supporting the regional concept of South European Gas Ring; and reducing CO2 emissions in the region and facilitating economic development. The overall cost of entire Ionian Adriatic pipeline is around €586 million.
Services performed:
- Preliminary design for the Albanian and Montenegrin section of IAP, built upon previous feasibility studies and compliant with the relevant legislation and spatial planning documentation of Albania and Montenegro
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) for the Albanian and Montenegrin section of IAP, prepared in accordance with national legislations and international requirements (EBRD PRS 2019. edition) with the public consultation process
- Preliminary Investment Cost for the Albanian and Montenegrin section of IAP
- Project Implementation Plan for the Albanian and Montenegrin section of IAP
