Works preparing the land for the laying of the gas pipe which will go from Almeria to Chinchilla in the province of Albacete have begun and have reached Los Gallardos. The pipe will pass through the municipalities of Nijar, Sorbas, Los Gallardos, Antas and Huercal Overa on its way to Lorca and from there on to Chinchilla. It is being laid to transport the gas which will arrive in Almeria from Algeria via the undersea pipeline currently being laid and due to be completed in 2009 and which will have the capacity to transport 8 million cubic metres per year.
The work being carried out at the moment is preparatory clearance before the digging machinery moves in. The pipeline will be 294 kilometres long when completed, corresponding to 123 km. in Almeria, 100 km. in Murcia and 71 km. in Albacete. It is to be laid at a minimum depth of one metre and the pipe will be welded steel protected by polythene. The gas transported will be at a maximum pressure of 80 bar (about 1,160 pounds per square inch). The total cost of the project is just under 300 million euros and it will take three years to complete.
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