This part of the work was done in a period of 3 months. It required an investment of $3,000 million.
influence. TGN has operations throughout 16 provinces.
Transportadora de Gas del Norte (TGN), the company that operates and maintains more than 11,000 kilometers of gas pipelines in the country, reported that in a period of 3 months and with an investment of $3,000 million, it completed two works in the province of Córdoba that They are strategic for the future reversal of the North Gas Pipeline.
These works were carried out at the Leones and Tío Pujio compression plants and allow reversing the historical direction of gas flow, from the San Jerónimo Compression Plant, in the south of the province of Santa Fe, to the center of the province of Córdoba; It also increases the volume of transport by 40% (from 7 to 10 million m3 per day), to boost the supply to industries, thermal power plants and homes today.
The adjustments made in this first section of the North Gas Pipeline make it possible for Vaca Muerta gas to reach the north of the country and the region in the future. Likewise, from now on they will generate tax savings estimated at US$23 million/month, by allowing the replacement of energy imports with Argentine gas.
The adaptation of Leones and Tío Pujio contemplated the modification of the suction and discharge collectors, interconnections of the existing trunk and loop gas pipelines, complementary civil, electrical and instrumentation works, which include the adaptation of the control systems, in accordance with the commitment assumed with the National State, and in compliance with the provisions of Resolution 17/2023 of the Ministry of Energy,
It also contemplated the hydraulic tests in 3 segments of the main Northern Gas Pipeline and the increase in operating pressure in Sections 10 and 11.
TGN is the regional pipeline operator and provider of solutions for the development of energy projects. It operates and maintains around 11,100 km of high-pressure gas pipelines and 21 compression plants throughout 16 provinces, and is responsible for transporting 40% of the gas injected into Argentine trunk gas pipelines through the North and Central West Gas Pipelines.
Its strategic geographical location in the country and in the region makes it the only operator that links its gas pipelines at a regional level with Chile, Brazil, Bolivia and Uruguay.
The controlling shareholder of TGN is Gasinvest SA (a company formed in equal parts by Tecpetrol SL and Compañía General de Combustibles SA) which owns the
56% of the share capital; 24% belongs to SouthernCone Energy Holding Company Inc. and the remaining 20% is listed on Bolsas y Mercados Argentinos SA (BYMA)
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