ENTSOG GRIP CEE 2014-2023 / Annex B : Infrastructure Projects

CZECH REPUBLIC

PROJECTED CAPACITY INCREASES

Interconnection

Capacity (GWh/d)

From Zone

To Zone

Modelled Direction Yes entry Yes exit

Oberkappel (Net4Gas)

55,00 55,00

Hub Austria Hub Czech Republic

Hub Austria Hub Czech Republic

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

The project will interconnect the existing transmission pipelines in the Czech Republic with AT/DE border at Oberkappel. It will be the first interconnection between these states and it will be connected to Penta West as well as WAG pipeline (AT) and to the Southern branch of the N4G transmission system (CZ). Connection to Oberkappel is a part of the “5 Gas-market Link - ϱ'>͟ of the partners Tauerngasleitung GmbH (AT), Bayernets GmbH (DE), Plinovodi s.r.o. (SLO) and NET4GAS, s.r.o. (CZ). As part of the 5GL Project the Oberkappel project would be interconnected indirectly also to the TGL pipeline project, the storages 7Fields and Haidach (AT) as well as to the gas grid in Southern Germany at Haiming/Burghausen.

EXPECTED BENEFITS

Security of Supply, Market integration (CEE Region), Reverse Flows, Diversification of sources, Diversification of routes, N-1 National (CZ, AT), N-1 Regional (CEE Region), Back-up for renewables, Power-to-gas, Biogas, ͻ Increase the diversification of gas supply routes (i.e. especially Russian gas from Nord Stream and Norwegian sources to the Southern part of Europe; African, LNG and Caspian gas sources from the South / South-East to the North / North West part of Europe). Therefore the project is also part of the 5GL Project together with TGL (AT) and Monacco (GER) as well as the planned interconnection to Slovenia that takes a comprehensive approach for completion the gas network in this region. ͻ ZĞŵŽǀŝŶŐ ƉŽƐƐŝďůĞ ƉŚLJƐŝĐĂů ĐŽŶŐĞƐƚŝŽŶƐ ŽŶ t ' ĂŶĚ D ' >Ͳ^ŽƵƚŚ͘ ͻ /ŶĐƌĞĂƐĞ ŽĨ ƐĞĐƵƌŝƚLJ ŽĨ ƐƵƉƉůLJ ďLJ ĞŶŚĂŶĐŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ƌĂƚĞ ŽĨ ŝŶƚĞƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƚŝŶŐ ƚƌĂŶƐŵŝƐƐŝŽŶ ŐƌŝĚƐ ĂŶĚ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝŶŐ ůĂƌŐĞ h'^ ŝŶ ƵƐƚƌŝĂ ĂŶĚ 'ĞƌŵĂŶLJ͘ ͻ ^ƵƉƉŽƌƚŝŶŐ ƚŚĞ ĞƐƚĂďůŝƐŚŝŶŐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞŶƚƌĂůͲ ĂƐƚĞƌŶ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ dƌĂĚŝŶŐ ZĞŐŝŽŶ dZ ; d͕  ĂŶĚ ^<Ϳ ŝŶ ŽƌĚĞƌ ƚŽ ĞŶĂďůĞ Ă ĨƵŶĐƚŝŽŶĂů ŐĂƐ ŵĂƌŬĞƚ ĂĐĐŽƌĚŝŶŐ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ƚĂƌŐĞƚƐ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ƵƌŽƉĞĂŶ 'ĂƐ dĂƌŐĞƚ DŽĚĞů͘ ,

COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROJECT FINANCING

Public financing

Private financing

Multilateral financing

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GRIP Central Eastern Europe 2014–2023 Annex B