ENTSOG Gas Regional Investment Plan South 2017 - Main Report
As an example, illustrating the contribution of the LNG terminals in the South Region, the cold snap that took place during January 2017 has been analysed in more detail. LNG terminals contributed to face/cope with the cold snap providing short term flexibility by increasing the level of utilisation for all three countries of the South Region. During 2016, average values for the level of send-out utilisation of LNG terminals in the South Region were respectively: 20% for Spain, 26% for Portugal and 30% for France. However, this utilisation value reached 46% for Spain and 68% for Portugal on the peak demand day of the cold snap mentioned above. On the contrary, in France, most of the flexibility is provided by UGS. During the same month of January 2017, LNG deliveries in Fos were below average values due to delivery problems.
GWh/d
LNG stock (GWh/d)
Entry/Exit flows to the Portuguese gas system
140 120 100 280 240 220 200 180 160 260
1,400 1,200 1,000 2,800 2,400 2,200 2,000 1,800 1,600 2,600
Role of LNG
80 60 40 20
800 600 400 200 0
-20 -40 0
07.01.17
31.01.17
01.01.17
27.02.17
19.01.17
10.01.17
16.01.17
13.01.17
25.01.17
22.01.17
28.01.17
21.02.17
04.01.17
15.02.17
24.02.17
12.02.17
18.02.17
09.02.17
03.02.17
06.02.17
VIP Iberico
Total demand
LNG Stock
LNG Regasification
UGS
LNG Send-Out average 2016
Figure 7.6: LNG stock values and send-out of Regasification Terminals in Portugal for January 2017 and February 2017 (Source: ENTSOG TP)
GWh/d
LNG stock (GWh/d)
Entry / Exit flows to the French gas system
3,500
3,500
3,000
3,000
2,500
2,500
Role of UGS
2,000
2,000
1,500
1,500
1,000
1,000
0
0
-500
-500
27.01.17
11.01.17
31.01.17
01.01.17
19.01.17
21.01.17
15.01.17
13.01.17
25.01.17
29.01.17
09.01.17
23.01.17
05.01.17
03.01.17
14.02.17
10.02.17
16.02.17
24.02.17
12.02.17
18.02.17
20.02.17
26.02.17
02.02.17
22.02.17
28.02.17
06.02.17
08.02.17
04.02.17
Total demand
France IPs
LNG regasification
UGS
LNG Stock
LNG Send-Out average 2016
Figure 7.7: LNG stock values and send-out of Regasification Terminals in France for January and February 2017 (Source: ENTSOG TP)
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