Gas Connect Austria is a natural gas transmission system and distribution system operator, based in Vienna.
The company has 280 employees working at a total of six locations in Vienna, Lower Austria and Upper Austria. Gas Connect Austria operates a modern and powerful highpressure network centred on the Baumgarten hub, with connections to Germany, Hungary, Slovakia and Slovenia, as well as to storage and production facilities. The 900 kilometre long pipeline system includes five compressor stations, 40 metering and transfer stations and more than 100 transfer metering points.
The company's core business is marketing gas transportation capacity at cross-border interconnection points, and for domestic gas supply in Austria. As a logistics services provider with a strong customer focus, Gas Connect Austria is constantly developing its products and services in line with market
requirements. The company is intensively engaged with the issues of the energy transition at national and European level and is actively working on solutions for decarbonising the grids. Gas Connect Austria is a subsidiary of
VERBUND, which holds a 51% stake, with the remaining 49% split between Allianz Capital Partners and SNAM at a ratio of 60:40. Gas Connect Austria is a shareholder in AGGM, AGCS, TAG GmbH and PRISMA, and a member of ENTSOG, GIE, Hydrogen Europe, Clean Hydrogen Alliance and the European Hydrogen Backbone initiative.
company data |
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| employees: | > 250 |
| legal form: | Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung |
| commercial register number: | 208827z |
| founding date: | 2001 |
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export countries: |
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| Western, Central, Southeastern and Eastern Europe | |
products and services: |
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Sales of transport capacities at entry and exit points of GCA's transmission network as well as transport capacities at distribution network. |
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research and innovation |
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| Pre-study "P2G4A" (Power-to-Gas for Austria), H2EU+Store, EHB (European Hydrogen Backbone Initiative), Wind2Hydrogen, HylyPure, construction of a 100% H2-capable test pipeline, World Energy Council import study, H2Real, C2PAT, submitted IPCEI "H2EART" | |
contact information |
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| street: | Floridsdorfer Hauptstraße 1 |
| ZIP code: | 1210 |
| city: | Wien |
| country: | Österreich |
| phone: | +43 1 27 500 |
| email: | erich.lugbauer@gasconnect.at |
| website: | https://www.gasconnect.at |
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contact: |
KR Ing. Erich Lugbauer |
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| phone: | +43 1 27500 88520 |
| email: | erich.lugbauer@gasconnect.at |
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contact: |
DI Dr. Michael Zakaria |
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| phone: | +43 1 27500 88522 |
| email: | michael.zakaria@gasconnect.at |
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competences and specialization
- Capacity marketing
- gas flow control
- plant operation & maintenance
- project experience and research expertise H2-transport
- project management
- Transportation