ENTSOG South-North Corridor GRIP 2017 - Main Report

In comparison with the previous editions of the SNC GRIP, additional efforts have been made to improve the quality level of the different analyses, summarised here below according to the structure of the publication: \\ Chapter 2 provides an overview of the supply sources available to the SNC Region, with indications of their historic weights and trends, as well as their potential developments driven by the decline of indigenous production in North-West Europe, and potential developments related to the new Southern Corridor route, Nord Stream enhancements and LNG market evolutions. In the same chapter, the report analyses the potential infrastructural advancements based on the ENTSOG TYNDP 2017 projects planned in the next 20 years. \\ Chapter 3 captures the main elements related to the evolution of the natural gas markets in the countries belonging to the South-North Corridor. The analy- sis hinges on the national historical and forecasted demand trends (based on the same data set as the ENTSOG TYNDP 2017 and the scenario storylines identified therein), and the market zone performances in terms of volumes and prices registered at the hubs in the Region. \\ Chapter 4 represents the most innovative section of this 3 rd GRIP edition, recalling the common European energy strategy dimensions and the individu- al national energy policy frameworks . This section acts as a bridge between the market and infrastructure elements of the first part of the SNC GRIP and the second part of the Report, dedicated to the role that the Region and the South- North Corridor projects can play in fulfilling the internal energy market objectives. \\ Chapter 5 frames the dimensions of the EU energy policy in a Regional context. Specifically, this section illustrates how the SNC Region can help to materialise the benefits identified at European level as references for the evaluation of the gas infrastructure, in particular security of supply, market integration and com- petitiveness. The role of the South-North Corridor as a bridge between new needs and new sources is crucial since it represents a connecting axis between the NW Region – affected by an accelerated decrease of the national produc- tions – and the Southern Corridor Region – having the potential for supplying Europe with new routes and sources – as witnessed also by the Projects of Common Interest planned in the Region. \\ Consistent with both previous SNC GRIP editions, Chapter 6 starts with the identification of the rationales behind the South-North Corridor , identifying its specific benefits in terms of security of supply, competition and gas markets integration, and the need for complementing the historic North-South flow pat- terns. The chapter continues with the description of the Reverse Flow projects in Italy, Switzerland, Germany and France , highlighting their major characteris­ tics and advancements towards commissioning. \\ Chapter 7 is dedicated to network modelling with specific simulation exercises carried out using the ENTSOG Network Modelling tool (NeMo) and the same input data as in TYNDP 2017. Simulations are always performed at a European-wide scale, but closer attention is given to the South-North Corridor assessment, taking a deep dive in those specific cases which show different reverse-flow configurations of the South-North Corridor infrastructure. \\ Finally, Chapter 8 is dedicated to the planned country-specific infrastructure developments over the next years, including descriptions of recent develop- ments and progress of major market and network development projects. Some of the described initiatives appear complementary to the South-North Corridor and might be necessary for the full exploitation of its potential, as concluded also by the simulation cases presented in chapter 7. This 3 rd SNC GRIP report again welcomes all stakeholders’ possible suggestions for further improving the next edition. For this purpose, a specific feedback form closes the publication.

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