ENTSOG GRIP SNC 2014-2023

Foreword

On behalf of the Transmission System Operators (TSOs) of the Region, we are pleased to introduce the South-North Corridor Gas Regional Investment Plan (GRIP SNC) 2014–2023. This is the second edition, which builds further on the previous edition of the GRIP South-North Corridor released in June 2012, while also complementing the Ten Year Network Development Plan (TYNDP) 2013–2022 published by ENTSOG in February 2013. This GRIP is the result of close cooperation between TSOs in the five countries of the European region made up of Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland (the “Region”). The coordination of this document was facilitated by Fluxys Belgium and Snam Rete Gas (Regional co-ordinators). This report takes into account the feedback received since the first GRIP edition, in particular the ACER opinion 1) , and stakeholder views expressed during the dedicat- ed workshops presenting the first GRIP edition (November 2012) and introducing this second GRIP edition (November 2013). TSOs of the Region would like to thank the stakeholders involved in this process and welcome further comments from them aiming at improving future editions of this report. This South-North Corridor GRIP aims at giving stakeholders a deeper understand- ing of existing infrastructure and possible future market and projects developments within the Region. The TSOs of the Region believe that this document will provide useful information to stakeholders to support an informed discussion on assessing the ability of invest- ment projects to answer specific Regional and overall European market needs.

Walter Peeraer CEO Fluxys Belgium

Paolo Mosa CEO Snam Rete Gas S.p.A.

1) ACER Opinion of 25 March 2013 on Gas Regional Investment Plans 2011 (12) – 2020 (21) and related Annexes.

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South-North Corridor GRIP 2014–2023