Central European transversal

The Central European Transversal (MET) is a gas pipeline in the planning stage of RWE Energy AG, which is to run from Sayda on the border with the Czech Republic via the Rhine-Ruhr metropolitan region to Eynatten in Belgium . The aim of the 740-kilometer pipeline is to increase the transport capacities in the east-west direction and the degree of networking of the natural gas pipeline network.

After the opening of the regional planning procedure in April 2008, the planning approval decisions from 2010 to 2011 should follow. The construction of the line was then planned for 2011 to 2013.

The following parts of this article appear since 2011 is out of date to be : The state of planning needs to be renewed, this is the 2008 level, see itemization below.
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Key figures

• Line diameter: 1 meter (DN1000)
• Operating pressure: max. 100 bar
• Laying method: underground
• Transport medium: natural gas ("H"), liquefied natural gas (LNG) should also be possible

Web links

• State directorate opens regional planning procedure for natural gas transmission pipeline - Central European Transversal (MET). State Office of Saxony, accessed on June 26, 2018 . 

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Administrative region of Arnsberg : Regional planning procedures in NRW and further information on the gas pipeline,  ( page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. June 16, 2008.