Trans Europa Naturgas Pipeline

Trans Europa Naturgas Pipeline
Location
CountryGermany
General directionnorth–south
FromAachen
Passes throughStolberg
Mittelbrunn
ToSchwörstadt
General information
Typenatural gas
PartnersFluxys
Open Grid Europe
OperatorFluxys TENP GmbH
Construction started1972
Commissioned1974
Technical information
Length968 km (601 mi)
Maximum discharge15.5 billion cubic meters per year
Diameter950 mm (37 in)
No. of compressor stations4

The Trans Europa Naturgas Pipeline (TENP) is a natural gas pipeline which runs from the German-Netherlands border to the German-Swiss border. It carries North Sea natural gas from the Netherlands to Italy and Switzerland. It also provides natural gas for North Rhine-Westphalia, Rhineland-Palatinate and Baden-Württemberg federal states.