2017/0603/GR
EC/EFTA
GR Greece
  • N30E - Gas
2018-03-23
2018-01-04

Compressed natural gas decompression facilities

Draft technical regulations on compressed natural gas decompression facilities and auxiliary apparatus

These technical regulations lay down requirements on the design, construction, testing, commissioning, operation, maintenance, running and fire protection of compressed natural gas (CNG) decompression facilities to safeguard supply to distribution networks and individual end consumers, to ensure the safety of persons and goods, and to protect the environment.

The scope of these technical regulations is the decompression station (from the inlet block valves to the outlet block valves at the decompression station) and the station grounds in general.

These technical regulations do not apply to:

a) CNG filling stations,

b) natural gas transmission and distribution network metering / regulation stations, natural gas supply pipelines (excluding the cases referred to in Chapter 4) and indoor natural gas installations.