ENTSOG South-North Corridor GRIP 2017 - Main Report

The outcome relates to the market area transmission of gas volumes from Russia to GASPOOL and further from GASPOOL to the Netherlands. The enquired capacities at the border from Russia to GASPOOL and from GASPOOL to the Netherlands are higher than the current available technical capacities. The TSOs agreed to carry out a technical study to identify further developments on the borders of the corresponding market areas.  2) The following projects are partly considered in the “More Capacity” market survey.

8.3.7.1 “EUGAL” Project

Additional capacity needs were identified as a result of the market survey. To ensure the transport of the requested new gas volumes and to further improve the security of supply for the market areas of Poland, the Czech Republic, GASPOOL and NCG, the “EUGAL” (European Gas Pipeline Link) project (TRA-N-763) has been developed by GASCADE Gastransport GmbH.  3)

8.3.7.2 “Expansion NEL” Project

Based on the supply scenario Q.2 of the Draft German Network Development Plan 2016 a new compressor station in the south of Hamburg for the import of gas volumes from Russia via Nord Stream to Germany (GASPOOL) is required. The project “Expansion NEL” (TRA-N-807), developed by Gasunie Deutschland, NEL Gastransport and Fluxys Deutschland is a prerequisite for the transport of new capacities into the market area to cover the growing German demand for high calorific gas, caused among others by the necessity of the conversion from L-gas to H-gas. The project is part of “More Capacity”, which includes e.g. the extension of the receiving terminal Greifswald.

8.3.7.3 Transport of Gas Volumes to the Netherlands

The project “Transport of gas volumes to the Netherlands” (TRA-N-808) was developed by Gasunie Deutschland to cover the demand at the German-Dutch border as the result of the non-binding market survey “More Capacity”. The project is including the evacuation of gas volumes from Russia via Nord Stream and Germany to the Netherlands.

8.3.7.4 Upgrade IP Deutschneudorf and Lasów

Linked to the “More Capacity” project, the German TSO ONTRAS intends to in- crease its cross-border capacities at the Deutschneudorf and Lasów interconnection points. These two capacity extension projects aim to support the exchange of gas between the Czech Republic and Germany as well as Poland and Germany. A final investment decision has not been taken yet.

 2) Further information can be found on www.more-capacity.eu  3) Further information can be found on www.eugal.de

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