Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk has ordered an urgent dialogue with the European Bank for restoration and development in relation to the implementation of the project for construction of a new gas pipeline between Ukraine and Poland, the launch of which is already possible in 2016, informs on the last working day of the week.

" We Are Preparing The Project. Extra to hold dialogues with the European Bank for restoration and development to pay for the project. It is necessary to build additional pipeline Interconnector, between Ukraine and Poland. I support the proposal for the construction of the Interconnector between Ukraine and Poland ", - quotes Agency Yatsenyuk.

The Prime Minister said that this pipeline will provide an opportunity to increase the capacity of the Polish gas corridor up to 80 million cubic meters per day." This in fact means that we are fully able to purchase all natural gas in the member States of the EU " - said Yatsenyuk, noting that to actually build a pipeline in 2016.

The project of construction of gas pipeline " Ukrtransgaz " released in mid-October. It provides the volume of gas supplies to Ukraine up to 8, 3 billion cubic meters per year and the volume of gas in the direction of the Ukraine-Poland - 5 billion cubic meters per year.

Two variants of course this trunk pipeline with a length of 100 and 110 kilometers from the gas station " building the house " (Lviv oblast) to " Bilche-Wolica " on the Ukrainian-Polish border. Also Considered 3 options diameter of the pipeline (this is according to the annual supply volume: 4, 07 to 8, 33 billion cubic meters per year for Ukraine). Also fluctuates depending on the parameters of the construction and its cost: from 183 to 244 million. The source of payment is not specified.

Ukraine currently receives gas only in reverse from Europe. Direct deliveries from Russia completed from mid-June because of the billions of dollars of debt Kiev. The issue with winter gas supplies from Russia to date has not been solved. The next trilateral dialogues on gas With the participation of the European Commission is scheduled for October 29.

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