| Gazela | |
| Type: | Natural gas |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Direction: | north–south |
| Start: | Hora Svaté Kateřiny |
| Through: | Mladotice Chomutov |
| Finish: | Rozvadov/Waidhaus |
| Operator: | Net4Gas |
| Construction: | 14 October 2010 |
| Est: | 14 January 2013 |
| Length: | 166 |
| Discharge: | 33e9m3/a |
| Diameter Mm: | 1422 |
Gazela (Czech: plynovod Gazela) is a natural gas pipeline in the Czech Republic. It is operated by Net4Gas, a company owned by Allianz Capital Partners and OMERS Infrastructure. The project costs around €400 million.[1]
Construction started on 14 October 2010 in Krušné Hory, north Bohemia.[2] It was constructed by Russian Stroytransgaz.[3] [4]
The pipeline was officially opened on 14 January 2013.[5]
The pipeline connects the north Bohemian town of Hora Svaté Kateřiny and Rozvadov/Waidhaus on the Czech–German border. These are natural gas border delivery stations by which Russian gas is transported from the Czech Republic to Germany. In north the Gazela pipeline is connected to the OPAL pipeline, a connection pipeline to Nord Stream 1.[6]
There were three possible route options with the length from 166kmto235kmkm (103milesto146mileskm).[7] It was decided to construct the pipeline in the long route along the existing gas pipelines. The pipeline will divert from the existing pipelines only in the Mladotice–Chomutov section.[8]