ENTSOG GRIP SNC 2014-2023

This report represents the 2 nd Gas Regional Investment Plan (GRIP) produced by the Transmission System Operators (TSOs) currently composing the South-North Corridor Region: Belgium, France, Germany, Italy and Switzerland. The document aims at providing a specific overview of the infrastructure (pipelines, storage facilities and LNG plants) of the Region together with an outlook of the developments of Regional supply and demand as fundamental elements of the European gas market. The projects description covers in detail the initiatives constituting the South-North Corridor and complements the transmission projects Regional overview presenting other projects of Regional relevance according to their geographical distribution. The projects belong either to Regional TSOs or Third parties sponsors and the Report has been produced ensuring the highest degree of consistency possible with the Community-wide ENTSOG TYNDP 2013 – 2022, national TSO development plans and other Regions’ GRIPs while updating the information presented where relevant. The status and all the data related to infrastructural projects in this Report reflect the best information available to the co-authors at the moment of drafting, hence not considering possible updates effective at the date of publication.

LEGAL BASIS

This publication is a legal obligation for TSOs, based on the European Directive 2009/73/EC Article 7 and further detailed by Regulation (EC) 715/2009 Article 12, to publish a Gas Regional Investment Plan every two years.

STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT

The report is structured according to the following sections: \\ Infrastructure and Supply: a general overview of the gas sources available to the Region is provided together with a comprehensive analysis of the existing infrastructures capacities (pipelines, storages facilities, and LNG plants) and the main features of projects under development. \\ Demand Elements and Market Analysis: historical and forecasted trends of the main demand features and an analysis of the last years markets developments is presented together with an overview of capacities and flows at the relevant Interconnection Points of the Region. \\ Gas-electricity links: a section dedicated to the forecasted evolutions and main characteristics of the power generation industry in the Region, with a particular focus to renewable sources and their vital links with the gas sector. \\ The role of the Region: the Regional weight with reference to the envisaged developments of European infrastructure and internal gas market is highlighted in terms of Security of Supply and Market Integration, linked in particular to supply-demand evolution in Western Europe. \\ South-North Corridor Projects: according to an Interconnection Point approach, the section provides a description of the projects allowing physical reverse flow transmission capacity from Italy through Switzerland to France, Germany, and

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