The GIPL natural gas pipeline linking Poland and Lithuania will open on May 1, officials said - earlier than the scheduled mid-2022 start - linking the Polish grid with a route to an LNG terminal in Lithuania. The earlier start was announced shortly after Russia's invasion of Ukraine on gave rise to worries that Russian gas supplies to Europe could be cut. Poland and Lithuania had been discussing an early start to the project for weeks amid the fears of energy supply disruption, senior government sources told Reuters.
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