Gas pipeline designed to supply Sicily in the future
Studies show that a new terminal at Delimara where a gas pipeline from Sicily will land, requires 8,000sq.m of land reclamation and a new access road • Pipeline will replace floating LNG tanker
17 July 2021, 7:00am
by James Debono
A proposed 159km gas pipeline linking Malta to Gela in Sicily has been designed to carry a gas supply either way.
The pipeline will operate in a bidirectional mode and in the future, can be used to supply gas from Malta to Italy, the final Environment Impact Statement for the project reveals.
The pipeline will enable Malta to import natural gas for use in the power stations, replacing the liquefied natural gas storage tanker berthed inside Marsaxlokk Bay.