A contract for design and special construction works at Karksi natural gas metering station (Estonia)

Elsis ts

UAB “Elsis TS” has signed a contract with the UAB “MT Group” and “PPS Pipeline Systems GmbH” consortium for the provision of design and special construction works services for construction of new Karksi Natural Gas Metering Station (Estonia) operated by Elering AS – an independent electricity and gas transmission system operator supplying electricity to Estonian consumers. These service cover various electrical, process automation, SCADA, communication, security and fire control system design, installation, launching and adjustment works.

Karksi GMS is a very important part of the Estonian main gas pipelines system ensuring gas connection with Latvia. The new metering station will be fully automated, remotely controlled, and will allow gas both entering and exiting Estonia to be metered. The new gas-metering station will have a capacity of 10 million cubic metres per day, equivalent to 420,000 cubic metres an hour.

Contract value – over 1,1 mln., term – 17 months. All work must be completed by 1st of April 2019.