Transport and Maintenance

Erdgastransporte 2016-2025

Transportation Capacity

The transport capacities of the Transitgas system are shared between the two shareholders Swissgas AG and FluxSwiss sagl. The two shareholders manage the transport capacities of approx. 18 billion normal cubic metres from Wallbach/Germany and approx. 8 billion normal cubic metres from Oltingue/France.

The Transitgas system has been adapted in 2017 to transport volumes from GriesPass/Italy to Switzerland, Germany and France.

Annual Maintenance Plan

The maintenence plan has only orientation meaning. Changes are always possible.

Durchgeführte Hauptaktivitäten
2025
Review of completed maintenance works 2025

  • Connection of SWG delivery pipeline to TRG blow-off possibility in valve station Däniken
  • Renewal of emergency power generator in Ruswil
  • Roof renovations, adaptation of lightning protection, and installation of photovoltaic systems at Ruswil compressor station
  • Replacement of insulating joints on incoming and outgoing 48″ pipelines and various valves at Ruswil compressor station
  • Replacement of machine control system for compressor unit TK-B (10MW)
  • Start of the upgrade of the combustion system for machine TK-D (20MW) to comply with future emission limits
  • Emission measurements and implementation of reduction measures on the entire Transitgas Pipeline System
  • Expansion of video surveillance at various stations
  • Replacement of RTUs along the route

Geplante/Laufende Hauptaktivitäten
2026
Planned maintenance works 2026

  • Replacement of isolating joints on the 34″ pipeline used as a storage line
  • Renovation of the access road to Ruswil, including new construction of water and fire water supply, and implementation of a separate rainwater drainage system
  • Exposure and integrity inspection of the Rhine culvert
  • Increase in covering of the pipeline section south of the Gstelli tunnel portal to improve protection against rockfall
  • Construction of a shaft for access to isolating joints in Lostorf
  • Pigging of the 36-inch pipeline section from Wallbach to Ruswil, including prior extension of sending and receiving pig traps
  • Installation of an automatic early fire detection system and automatic fire extinguishing system in the server room
  • Start of replacement of surge arresters along the entire pipelines

Report about the TK-B Control System Upgrade

Neue Turbinensteuerung New Turbine Control Panel

Project Overview and Implementation

In Summer 2025, we successfully completed the “TK-B control system upgrade project” implementation. What initially began in 2023 as a straightforward replacement of the obsolete unit control panel, quickly developed into a broader modernization program, incorporating several key improvements:

  • Transition from a pneumatic fuel gas control system to electronically controlled valves.
  • Upgrade of bleed valve and VGV actuators from hydraulic to electronic devices.
  • Complete rewiring of all instrumentation inside the turbine enclosure.
  • Replacement of pressure and temperature switches with modern transmitters.
  • Modernization of the fire detection system in the main building housing the unit.
  • Installation of additional valves on the process compressor to eliminate valve’s intern leakages.

Report on the Replacement of Insulating Joints in Ruswil

Bericht zum Austausch der Isolierkupplungen in Ruswil

Project Overview

As part of a maintenance project, defective/conductive insulating joints (IJ) near the Ruswil compressor station, as well as leaking valves within the Ruswil compressor station were replaced. The measure was necessary because both the valves and the insulating joints were defective, and their proper functionality could no longer be ensured.

Report on the Replacement of Insulating Joints in Wallbach and Lostorf

Projekt Austausch der Isolierkupplungen

Project Overview

As part of a maintenance project, the conductive/defective isolating joints (IJ) in the Wallbach and Lostorf areas were replaced. This measure was necessary because the existing insulating joints had become conductive and therefore had to be replaced to ensure operational safety.