ENTSOG GRIP SC 2017-2026 / Annex B - Project Information

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NDP and PCI Information

Schedule

Start Date

End Date

Third-Party Access Regime

Pre-Feasibility Feasibility FEED Market Test

Considered TPA Regime Considered Tariff Regime Applied for Exemption

Yes (2016-2025 Ten-year network development plan of BTG)

Regulated Regulated

Part of NDP

08/2015

02/2016

NDP Number

ITB

No

Exemption Granted

05/2017 11/2017

Not Relevant

Currently PCI

Yes (7.4.2.)

Permitting

08/2017

Exemption in entry direction Exemption in exit direction

Supply Contracts FID Construction Commissioning

0.00% 0.00%

CBCA Decision Market Survey

No

Not Relevant (no CBCA decision)

12/2018

07/2020

2020

2020

Pipelines and Compressor Stations Pipeline Section

Pipeline Comment

Diameter (mm) Length (km) Compressor Power (MW)

ITB Bulgarian Section ITB Turkish Section

700

76

13

130 206

Total

13

PCI Details

Project changes the capability to transmit gas across the borders of the member states concerned by at least 10%, compared to the situation prior to the commissioning of the project, Project concerns investment in reverse flow capacity

PCI Benefits

General Criteria Fulfilled Specific Criteria Fulfilled

Yes

Competition, Market Integration, Security of Supply, Sustainability

ITB is a pivotal part of a larger gas markets integration strategy that includes interconnection projects Bulgaria-Romania, Bulgaria-Serbia, Romania-Hungary. The implementation of the project and the addition of alternative sources of gas in the region will promote the market integration of the region and the development of more infrastructures in the area and specifically in the countries mentioned above. The project will allow to alleviate to a great extent the dependency of countries in the area in a single import source/counterpart. ITB will definitely provide additional capacity in relation to national and regional N-1, considering that it will supply additional quantities of gas from an alternative route for alternative sources and counterparts to an area in urgent need of diversification. Considering that Bulgaria and the region are heavily dependent on gas imports from a single source, the diversification that ITB provides in all three (route, source and counterparts) will p

Specific Criteria Fulfilled Comments

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