Denmark Approves Baltic Pipe, Nord Stream 2 Still on Hold

Their routes intersect.

As reported by the Danish Energy Agency, Denmark has given its consent to the construction of Baltic Pipe, a pipeline to deliver Norwegian natural gas to Poland through Danish waters. The pipeline will run along the bottom of the North and Baltic Seas.

Construction of Baltic Pipe is due to be completed by 2022, and the pipeline will be able to transport 10 billion cubic meters of gas per year.

The Baltic Pipe will accelerate Poland's transition from coal to natural gas and free it from dependence on Russia.

Running nearby and intersecting with it will be Nord Stream 2, whose construction through German and Finnish waters has already been fully completed. Denmark is the last EU country that has yet to approve its route.

Nord Stream 2, stretching from the Russian coast to Germany, will supply 55 billion cubic meters of gas per year to European consumers.

Denmark has not openly criticized Nord Stream 2, but the company has already accused the country of deliberately trying to delay the project's completion.

If the country still does not approve the construction, an alternative route bypassing Danish waters will be 34 km longer than the original, which will cause a delay in construction.