ENTSOG Gas Regional Investment Plan (GRIP) 2017 - 2026 / Southern Corridor / Main Report

Technical capacity

means the maximum firm capacity that the Transmission System Operator can offer to the network users, taking account of system integrity and the operational requirements of the transmission network (Art. 2(1)(18), REG-715) means the transport of natural gas through a network, which mainly contains high-pressure pipelines, other than an upstream pipeline network and other than the part of high-pressure pipelines primarily used in the context of local distribution of natural gas, with a view to its delivery to customers, but not including supply (Art. 2(1)(1), REG-715) means any transmission network operated by one Transmission System Operator (based on Article 2(13), DIR-73) transmission and is responsible for operating, ensuring the mainte- nance of, and, if necessary, developing the transmission system in a given area and, where applicable, its interconnections with other systems, and for ensuring the long-term ability of the system to meet reasonable demands for the transport of gas (Article 2(4), DIR-73) means an Entry/Exit Transmission system or sub-system, including all National Production, Underground Gas Storage and LNG terminal Interconnection Points connected to such system or sub-system, which has been defined on the basis of either the commercial (capacity) framework applicable in such system or sub-system or the physical limits of the respective Transmission system means a natural or legal person who carries out the function of

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