Gas grid operator DESFA has received a five-year installation approval to construct a gas pipeline network in northern Greece’s west Macedonia region, a project to run a total of 158.34 kilometers, from the Imathia, Pella and Florina regions to the Kozani region, north of Ptolemaida.

Just over one-third, or 35 percent, of the gas pipeline project has already been constructed. Its completion is slated for autumn next year.

The section of the pipeline now under construction will be equipped to accommodate and transport a mixture of natural gas and hydrogen, while a planned second parallel pipeline will be able to transport hydrogen exclusively.

The gas pipeline network’s main branch, a 93.64-kilometer section with a 30-inch diameter, will run from Trikala (Imathia) to Komnina.

It will branch off towards Aspro (3.37 km), Naousa-Veria (21.27 km), Perdika (9.12 km), and Kardia (30.95 km).