Mayo - Galway Gas Pipeline

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Galway - Mayo Gas Pipeline is an operating gas pipeline in Ireland.[1]

Location

The pipeline runs from Bellanaboy, County Mayo to Cappagh, County Galway.[2]

Project details

Main Line

  • Operator: Gas Networks Ireland[1]
  • Owner: Gas Networks Ireland[1]
  • Parent company: The Government of Ireland[3]
  • Diameter: 660 mm[2]
  • Length: 149 km[4]
  • Status: Operating [1]
  • Cost: €200 Million[4]
  • Start year: 2006[5]

Background

Main Line

The Mayo-Galway Pipeline connects the Corrib Gas Pipeline to the national gas network.[6] The project allowed for the supply of gas to new towns in Galway and Mayo for the first time. A number of new archeological sites were discovered during construction.[5]

Articles and resources

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 www.gasnetworks.ie (PDF) https://www.gasnetworks.ie/sites/default/files/docs/renewable/Pathway-to-a-Net-Zero-Carbon-Network.pdf. Retrieved 2025-06-11. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. 2.0 2.1 EPA. "Mayo - Galway Pipeline Environmental Impact Assessment" (PDF). www.epa.ie.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Corporate governance". www.gasnetworks.ie. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Gala lunch - Mayo Live". www.mayonews.ie. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Advertiser.ie - €240m natural gas infrastructure project nearing completion". www.advertiser.ie. Retrieved 2025-06-11.
  6. "Galway & Mayo towns added to gas grid". www.rte.ie. Retrieved 2025-06-11.