Foresaid power delivery chain, launched by Gasprom, stretched from Russia to Turkey and neighboring territories.
Russian petrol giant hosted a Grand opening ceremony bringing onboard Presidents Vladimir Putin, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, management committees’ chairmen, other bureaucratic delegates, etc.
With its two strings, TurkStream Total throughput capacity counts 31.5 billion m3.
Importation is intended for Turkish area, southern, southeastern Europe.
PROJECT PERIOD
Formal representatives add: pipelaying process took 15 months being finished prematurely (November 2018). Final receiving terminal construction (Kiyikoy settlement) were completed in 2019.
ROUTE
“Russkaya” compressor station (CS), Unified Gas Supply System part located near Anapa represents starting point. Extremely high pressure (224 MW) provides transmitting material through more than 930 kilometers where substance enters main reception terminus.
TECHNICAL STANDPOINT
Authorities described their program as a unique technological idea, because such piping diameter (813 mm) was laid at necessary depth (2,200 m) for the 1st time ever. Mechanism itself consists of individual pipe joints (12 meters in length).
Besides, aforementioned start marks newer historical stage: giving direct transit-free supplies possibility, showing international relations’ new level, improving each region’s energy security.