ENTSOG South-North Corridor GRIP 2017 - Main Report

5.1 Introduction

The SNC Region already plays a significant role as a physical and commercial bridge for the most relevant European gas markets. The commissioning of the remaining infrastructure developments, still needed to complete and strengthen the EU internal energy market, will further reinforce its interconnection role between the main gas hubs.

5.2 The Dimensions of the EU Energy Policy in a Regional Context

The SNC Region covers a key function with relation to the criteria identified by the Regulation 347/2013 as references for the evaluation of the gas infrastructure benefits: \\ Security of Supply, with relation to the evolutions of internal European supply and demand patterns, which show additional importation needs for the future under most of the supply adequacy scenarios (see Figure 5.1 below). The sharpened decrease expected in the North-Sea and Dutch productions, both underlying the extra-EU supply need evolution, will be a main driver for infra- structure adaptations across the Region and future flow pattern changes across Europe.

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Extra-EU Supply need evolution

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Green Evolution

Blue Transition

EU Green Revolution

Figure 5.1: Evolution of extra-EU supply needs in the different scenarios included in ENTSOG TYNDP 2017 (Source: ENTSOG TYNDP 2017)

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