Important notification about postponement of measure no. 307-01

Due to the current restrictions caused by the Corona virus pandemic we would like to inform you about the postponement of the measure No. 307-01 which is included in the network development plan 2016-2026 concerning the compressor station in Mittelbrunn, initially planned to take place from 1 April – 31 July 2020. During the now affected idle time, the separation of the connection of the MEGAL and TENP pipeline and the construction of a new linkage between the two pipeline systems should have taken place.

In the light of the current dynamic of the Corona virus pandemic and the potential risk of not being able to finalise the constructions works in due time for the next foreseeable future after the physical delinking once has been conducted, OGE and Fluxys TENP management have decided after a very careful assessment and intense consulting to postpone the construction work to a less risky period of time in 2021. An unplanned and not controllable delay of the measure would most likely impose a negative effect on the security of supply of parts of Southern Germany, Switzerland and Italy.

OGE and Fluxys TENP sincerely apologize for the postponement and the involved ramifications. At the same time, we ask for your understanding that the planned measures cannot being initiated in the light of the aforementioned risks and the potential impact on the security of supply.

As soon as the planning of a new time frame for the conduct of the measure will be completed, we will immediately inform all market participants via the usual channels of communication.