The Irish gas transportation network facilitates the supply of natural gas to over 600,000 customers throughout the country. The network comprises of two distinct parts: the Transmission Network and the Distribution Network.
The Transmission Network consists of 2,313km of high-pressure transmission pipelines . Gaslink is responsible for transmission network operations, infrastructure development and maintenance of the network. Natural gas is currently transported from two entry points on the network (the "Inch" and "Moffat" entry points) directly to large customers and indirectly to residential customers via the distribution network throughout Ireland.
The Distribution Network consists of 10,062km of low-pressure polyethylene distribution pipelines. Gaslink manages the operation, maintenance and development of the low-pressure network within towns and cities supplying gas to industrial, commercial, residential and new housing sector.
(Click here for map of the existing network).
| Pipeline | Operating Pressure(bar) | Composition |
| Transmission | > 16 bar | Steel |
| Distribution | < 16 bar | Polyethylene /Cast Iron |
