July 1, 2016 the Dambořice underground gas storage (UGS) was put into service near the town of Hodonin in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic.
This was reported by Gazprom export July 1, 2016.
UGS is operated by Moravia Gas Storage - joint venture company of MND and Gazprom Export.
The active capacity of the storage is 456 mln m3; withdrawal capacity - 7.6 mln m3/day; injection capacity - 4.6 mln m3/day.
Dambořice UGS capacity represents about 12% of the gas storage market of the Czech Republic.
This is the project that has all the opportunities to actively contribute to achieving goals of strengthening interconnections between the markets.
The project gained particular importance in view of the implementation of the Nord Stream—2 project which will provide for uninterruptable supplies of additional gas volumes to Europe, - said Deputy Chairman of the Management Committee of Gazprom A. Medvedev.
I’m glad that our partnership with Gazprom and Gazprom Export has allowed us to build a state-of-the art gas storage site in the Czech Republic.
The facility is situated in a very good strategic location and offers excellent prospects from the business viewpoint.
Likewise, we value highly that Gazprom will be the most important client of the Dambořice gas storage facility, - said KKCG founder / owner and MND owner K. Komárek.