France keeps blocking MidCat gas interconnection with Spain

Euractiv | Aug 26, 2022 at 6:08 PM
  • Spain, Portugal and Germany have revived talks on the MidCat gas pipeline project linking the Iberian Peninsula with France, but Paris remains reluctant, calling the project’s future into question.
  • Interest in the MidCat gas pipeline project linking Spain and France through the Pyrenees has been revived on the back of the gas crisis caused by Russia’s war in Ukraine.
  • To combat the Europe-wide gas shortage, Ribera proposes, at the very least, to prepare for the addition of an extra compressor on the two small gas pipelines that currently link Spain to France.