ENTSOG Gas Regional Investment Plan South 2017 - Main Report

Demand behavior is not homogeneous across each of the South Region composite countries. Each country’s profile is shown below in Figure 3.8 as a ratio between daily demand and total annual demand so that they can be compared on the same scale.

0.8 %

0.8 %

France 2015

France 2016

0.6

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.0

0.0

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

0.8 %

0.8 %

Portugal 2015

Portugal 2016

0.6

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.0

0.0

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

0.8 %

0.8 %

Spain 2015

Spain 2016

0.6

0.6

0.4

0.4

0.2

0.2

0.0

0.0

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

Power generation

Conventional demand

Conventional demand

Power generation

Figure 3.8: Modulation by country. Ratio Day/Year in 2015 and 2016. (Source: ENTSOG TYNDP 2017 data, own elaboration)

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