Uchenna Izundu
International Editor
LONDON, Nov. 27 -- UK pipeline operator National Grid PLC has commissioned the final section of the Milford Haven-Tirley pipeline, which will deliver gas from the Milford Haven LNG terminal into the national transmission system at Tirley in Gloucestershire.
Gas transport along the 316 km pipeline will start by mid-December. National Grid completed the project in 3 years.
The Milford Haven-to-Aberdulais pipeline was commissioned earlier this month, and the section from Brecon to Tirley also has been tested and filled with gas.
Opening the valve energy minister Malcolm Wicks said: "National Grid's new pipeline will be able to carry 20% or more of the UK's gas needs once imports into Milford Haven start next year, and it will also help to secure Wales' energy supply for many years." In the past, Wales's gas has been piped through England and Scotland. "Now for the first time, Wales is at the front end of the UK's gas supply system," said Wicks.
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