Poland postpones Brody-Plock oil pipeline with Ukraine
Substantial delays in the administrative process (2-year delay for the environmental authorisation) are threatening the development of the project, whose cost is estimated at €455m. The EU allocated the funds to Poland for realising the project but funds can be used only on condition that the pipeline construction is completed by the end of 2015; this would mean that all authorisations are granted and that construction starts by the end of 2013. The feasibility study was completed in March 2012 but pre-commissioning is not expected to be completed before 2017. Consequently, Poland decided to renounce to EU funds and to "downgrade" the project from 'main" to "reserve" project.
Source: www.enerdata.net 7 October 213