ENTSOG South-North Corridor GRIP 2017 - Main Report

Figure 3.4 illustrates the trend of total annual demand between 2010 and 2015, for both the countries of the South-North Corridor and the rest of EU-28 countries. A general consumption decrease occurred over the entire period, with demand shrinking from about 6,000TWh/y in 2010 to approximately 4,500TWh/y in 2015 (−19%), with a slight recovery in the last year of the time span.

TWh/y

Total annual demand

6.000

5.000

4.000

3.000

2.000

1.000

0

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

Rest of EU-28

Total

SNC Region

Figure 3.4: Evolution of total annual demand between 2010 and 2015

(Source: ENTSOG data collection for TYNDP 2017 based on information from TSOs, without temperature correction)

Nevertheless, the percent variation of the total annual demand at European level reached positive values between 2014 and 2015, as illustrated by the graph in Figure 3.5. This upward trend was driven primarily by the South-North Corridor consumption, which registered a 6% increase in demand over the last two-year pe- riod, being significantly above the average demand growth of the rest of EU-28.

%

Variation of total annual demand

15

10

5

0

–5

–10

–15

2010 – 2011

2011 – 2012

2012 – 2013

2013 – 2014

2014 – 2015

Rest of EU-28

Total

SNC Region

Figure 3.5: Yearly variation of total annual demand between 2010 and 2015

(Source: ENTSOG data collection for TYNDP 2017 based on information from TSOs, without temperature correction)

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