ENTSOG GRIP SNC 2014-2023

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4.1 Forecast of Installed

Capacity and Gas Demand for Power Generation The development of the installed capacities of gas power plants in the countries of the Region is shown in Fig. 4.1 based on the ENTSOG data collection from summer 2013 with input from the European gas TSOs. The electrical capacity could grow from 90,500MWe in 2013 to 110,000MWe in 2023. Over this period, the share of the installed capacity in the Region compared to the installed capacity in all of Europe is expected to stay at about 43%.

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Figure 4.1: Forecasted evolution of European installed capacity for gas-fired power generation (Source: TSOs/ENTSOG collected data)

The possible evolution of the yearly gas demand for power plants in the countries of the Region is shown in Fig. 4.2. The demand is expected to grow from 550,000GWh/y in 2013 to 710,000GWh/y in 2023. Over this period, the share of the yearly demand compared to the EU aggregate lies between 40% and 50%.

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