ENTSOG Gas Regional Investment Plan South 2017 - Main Report

6.1 Gas infrastructure in the South Region

At the western side of Europe, the South Region is a privileged gateway for LNG into Europe with up to 48% of the total European LNG send-out capacity (3,465GWh/d). The South Region also benefits from large storage capacity, representing around 15% of European working gas volumes. Underground storages, mostly located in France, are essential to meet winter demand, while storage in LNG tanks are useful to provide daily flexibility. The South Region is located at a crossroad for various supplies by pipelines with direct sourcing from Norway and Algeria, and connections with Belgium, Germany and Switzerland.

570

520

230

 LNG Capacity  Import Capacity

270

640

 Crossborder Capacity with EU country  Crossborder Capacity in the region  Capacity between balancing zones  UGS Withdrawal Capacity

620

1,260

270

223

370

230

173

1,708

223

165*

225

80

129

410

144

229

214

544

279

* Since December 2015 TIGF offers 60 GWh/d of interruptible capacity from France to Spain through daily auctions. Since 1 January 2017, Enagás has increased accordingly the firm capacity offered from France to Spain by 60 GWh/d

377

377

444

290

Figure 6.1: Interconnections and firm capacities in the South Region (TYNDP 2017)

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