ENTSOG Gas Regional Investment Plan South 2017 - Main Report

6.2.3.4 Other projects

\\ Adaptation L-gas/H-gas The decrease of L-gas supply by 2029 will require converting the L-gas consumers in France. In 2016, French infrastructure operators have submitted to Ministries a plan to convert the L-gas customers to H-gas in the North of France. GRTgaz will start works to prepare the transmission network to enable the first conversions of L-gas customers in selected cities as a testing phase between 2016 and 2020. The conversion will then be extended and performed from 2021 to 2029. More details can be found in the GRIP NW. \\ Guitiriz –Zamora Pipeline (TRA-N-950, Reganosa). Currently, and as shown in the Capacity Analysis performed by the Technical Manager of the System, the Northwest part of the Spanish Gas System is shown to be one of the most constrained ones whenever the System is stressed. In order to ensure a firm and real capacity of existing and future entries in the North- west of the Iberian Peninsula (new LNG terminals such as El Musel or send-out increases of existing ones) and avoiding the physical congestions that can occur in this area, it is necessary to include Guitiriz-Zamora pipeline, allowing the maximization of entries contribution and improving North-South equilibrium in the system. Moreover, this project is an enabler of Reganosa send-out expansion, required for the transmission of the increased capacity. Guitiriz –Zamora connection is projected as a 318km pipeline with a 30’’diameter.

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