EWA pipeline construction project
EWA provides security of supply
The Etzel-Wardenburg (EWA) pipeline section is part of the natural gas transmission pipeline from Etzel via Wardenburg to Drohne and is intended to secure the supply of natural gas to Germany.
The EWA section connects to the Wilhelmshaven Pipeline Link (WAL) at the Etzel storage facility. The 60 km long section runs largely parallel to the existing NETRA (Norddeutschen-Erdgas-Transversale) pipeline. The Etzel-Wardenburg-Drohne pipeline will feed natural gas from the Netherlands, Norway and Wilhelmshaven into the German gas transmission network. The EWA section has also been designed to transport hydrogen.
Facts and figures
approx. 60 KM
Pipeline length
buried
Type of installation
100 bar
Design pressure
DN 1200
Pipe diameter
Q1 2025
Construction
Q4 2025
Completion
Planning status
In autumn 2024, OGE received approval from the State Office for Mining, Energy and Geology (LBEG) in Hanover for the early start of construction. The planning decision followed in January 2025, marking the official start of construction activities. The Etzel-Wardenburg pipeline will be built in two lots.
According to current plans, the pipeline section from Etzel to Wardenburg is scheduled for completion and commissioning by the end of 2025.