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PODCAST: The unfinished MidCat pipeline – a solution for Europe's energy crisis?

Pipeline connecting Catalonia with France could ease EU's dependence on Russian gas but political and social obstacles could impede construction

One of Barcelona's regasification plants owned by Spanish gas company Enagas (by Aina Martí)
One of Barcelona's regasification plants owned by Spanish gas company Enagas (by Aina Martí) / Aina Martí

Catalan News | Barcelona

October 8, 2022 09:28 AM

October 13, 2022 02:28 PM

As Europe faces an uncertain winter amid the energy crisis provoked by the war in Ukraine, Catalan, Spanish and German officials are looking at the MidCat project, an unfinished pipeline that would bring gas from Africa to Europe via Catalonia, as a potential solution to ease the continent's dependency on Russian imports. Press play below to listen or subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts or Spotify

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Alejandra Angulo Alonso is joined by Cillian Shields and Gerard Escaich Folch to talk about this ambitious billion-euro pipeline project that faces political and social challenges before it can be completed. We also hear from Joan Puerta, vice president of Catalonia's Engineers Association's energy committee, and Carol Coll, activist from the environmental group Plataforma Resposta al MidCat. 

This week's Catalan phrase is ‘a mig gas’, which means “not giving 100% of your efforts to reach a goal.”

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