Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan GRIP 2017

In Denmark, the greatest increase in biogas production was witnessed in 2016. The final numbers for 2016 are expected to exceed 2,500 GWh 2/3 of which have been offgrid applications (local CHP units etc.), while 1/3 was upgraded to biomethane and injected into the natural gas network. In Denmark, the trend is towards upgrad- ing and injection of biogas into the gas system. In Sweden, the development of offgrid LNG terminals has also been developed further than in other countries with Finland in second place. In Sweden, the Lysekil (30,000m³) and Nynäshamn (20,000m³) LNG import terminals have been in operation already for longer time, in Finland the Pori terminal (30,000m³) was com- missioned in autumn 2016 and another offgrid terminal in Tornio (50,000m³) will be commissioned in 2018. In Sweden, there is also a plan to build one LNG terminal in Gothenburg (connected to the transmission grid) and one offgrid LNG terminal in Gävle. The logistical solution for the offgrid LNG terminals consists of LNG supply vessels and distribution of LNG by trucks to customer terminals. Offgrid LNG con- sumption in Sweden has grown rapidly in recent years. In Latvia at the moment there are no established offgrid LNG terminals. In the field of biogas production, Latvia currently has 54 biogas plants, seven of which are waste landfills, one is domestic waste water, two are food waste and waste water and 44 are agricultural biogas plants. The total amount of biogas generated was about 192 million  m³ in 2015. Biogas is mainly used to generate electricity or for cogeneration plants (electricity and heat). The total installed electric capacity is 60MW. In 2015, the total amount of electric energy generated was about 392GWh (in 2014 – 334GWh). Biogas production equipment is working at an average capac- ity of 80%.

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BEMIP Gas Regional Investment Plan 2017 |

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