Nord–West Anbindungsleitung Gas Pipeline (NOWAL)

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Nord–West Anbindungsleitung Gas Pipeline (NOWAL) is a gas pipeline in Germany.

Location

The pipeline runs between the German towns of Rehden in Lower Saxony and Drohne in North Rhine-Westphalia. It connects with the NEL Gas Pipeline, the Rehden-Hamburg Gas Pipeline, and the MIDAL Gas Pipeline at Rehden; and with the Wardenburg-Werne Gas Pipeline at Drohne.

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Pipeline Details

• Owner: GASCADE Gastransport GmbH
• Parent: Wintershall Dea AG, Gazprom
• Capacity:
• Length: 26 km / 16 miles
• Diameter: 1000mm
• Status: Operating
• Start Year: 2017

Background

NOWAL is listed as on the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) Ten Year Network Development Plan as TRA-F-291. The 2020 iteration of that report lists the commissioning year as 2020.