WEDAL

MIDAL
Location
Country Germany
General direction east–west
From Bad Salzuflen (connected to MIDAL)
Passes through Soest
To Aachen (connected to the Belgian grid)
General information
Type natural gas
Operator Gascade Gastransport GmbH
Construction started 1996
Commissioned 1998
Technical information
Length 319 km (198 mi)
Maximum discharge 10 billion cubic meters per year
Diameter 1,000 mm (39 in)
Number of compressor stations 2
Compressor stations Lippe
Weisweiler

WEDAL (Westdeutschland-Anbindungsleitung) is a 319 kilometres (198 mi) long German natural gas pipeline, which connects the MIDAL pipeline with the Belgian natural gas grid. WEDAL branches off the MIDAL pipeline in Bad Salzuflen. From there the pipeline runs to Soest and further across North Rhine-Westphalia to the connection at the Belgian border near Aachen. The construction of WEDAL started in 1996 and the pipeline was completed in 1998. WEDAL is owned and operated by Wingas GmbH & Co. KG.

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