BRUA

Considering the PCI status of the BRUA Phase 1 and 2 project which is included in the list of PCIs - starting from the first list and continuing till the fourth one. Transgaz obtained grants under the Connecting Europe Facility for the FEED for the three compressor stations. On the updated PCI list adopted in October 2019 as an annex to Regulation 347/2013, BRUA Project, Phase I and Phase II are included. Due to its importance, the Black Sea –Podisor project was included in the second EU list of Projects of Common Interest adopted by the European Commission at the position 6.24.8 and on the third list adopted in November 2017 at position 6.24.4 – 5, and also on the fourth list adopted in October 2019. The projects BRUA, Phase 1, 2 and 3 and Black Sea – Podisor are included in the European TYNDP list promoted by ENTSO-G.

The project is committed to minimise and manage the social potential and environmental impact in line with performance requirements and the classification of the international level, in order to avoid, minimise, manage and finally to offset the residual impact. To ensure this, a project-specific social and environmental management plan will be implemented in line with TRANSGAZ's Integrated Management System.

The implementation of the BRUA project will ensure permanent bidirectional flows in between the interconnections of the Romanian National Gas Transmission System NTS with Bulgaria and Hungary, enabling the following gas transmission capacities:

upon completion of Phase 1, gas transmission capacity to:

• Hungary: 1.75 bcma;
• Bulgaria: 1.5 bcma;

upon completion of Phase 2, gas transmission capacity to:

• Hungary: 4.4 bcma;
• Bulgaria: 1.5 bcma; The implementation of the BRUA Project - Phase 2 results in ensuring the physical possibility of permanent two-way flow between the interconnections with Bulgaria and Hungary, ensuring the following natural gas transmission capacities: - transport capacity to Hungary of 4.4 billion cubic meters / year, respectively of 1.5 billion cubic meters / year to Bulgaria.
  The implementation of the BRUA Project - Phase 3 results in the provision of additional natural gas transmission capacities to Hungary, in the event that the transport capacities necessary for the exploitation of natural gas from the Black Sea on Central and Western European markets exceed the transport potential of the BRUA Phase 2 corridor. The implementation of the Tuzla - Podisor Project results in the construction of a natural gas transmission infrastructure that connects the available natural gas resources on the Black Sea coast and the BULGARIA – ROMANIA – HUNGARY – AUSTRIA corridor, thus ensuring the possibility of natural gas transport to Bulgaria and Hungary through the existing interconnections Giurgiu – Ruse (with Bulgaria) and Nădlac – Szeged (with Hungary).

By the construction of the gas transmission pipelines and of the three compressor stations, the projects involve the construction of new infrastructures, use safe and sustainable technologies and help building networks between project partners from the 3SI countries.

• Bulgaria – BULGARTRANSGAZ,
• Romania – SNTGN TRANSGAZ SA,
• Hungary - FGSZ,
• Austria - GAS CONNECT.