ENTSOG South-North Corridor GRIP 2017 - Main Report

TWh/y

Annual demand for nal demand (residential, commercial, industrial and transportation)

4,500

4,000

3,500

3,000

2,500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

0

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037

Rest of EU-28

Total

Region

Figure 3.16: Evolution of the annual demand for final demand (residential, commercial, industrial and transportation) between 2017 and 2037 according to the Blue Transition scenario (Source: projection based on data from TSOs collected by ENTSOG)

TWh/y

Annual demand for power generation

1,600

1,400

1,200

1,000

800

600

400

200

0

2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026 2027 2028 2029 2030 2031 2032 2033 2034 2035 2036 2037

Rest of EU-28

Total

Region

Figure 3.17: Evolution of the annual demand for power generation between 2017 and 2037 according to the Blue Transition scenario (Source: projection based on data from TSOs collected by ENTSOG)

It is clear how the general stability in demand in the next two decades depends mainly on the increasing share of demand for power generation, with a growth rate constantly above zero, unlike the final demand, that is expected to begin decreasing after 2023 at European and Regional level. These trends reflect a double push towards CO ² emissions reduction, stemming from efficiency measures undertaken in the residential segment from one side and the substitution of coal with gas in the power generation sector from the other side.

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