ENTSOG Southern Corridor (SC) Gas Regional Investment Plan (GRIP) 2014-2023 / Main Report

6.3.4 Projects allowing gas from the Southern Gas Corridor and/or LNG terminals reaching Italy to flow towards the north to Austria, Germany and Czech Republic (as well as towards the NSI West corridor) New gas infrastructure planned in the direction from south to north represents a diversification of sources by ensuring the possibility of gas supply from the Southern Gas corridor, from the Caspian and Central-Eastern sources and also from LNG ter- minals, reaching Italy and continuing/providing access further to Austria, Germany and Czech Republic, thus representing a new supply route as well as providing security of supply for these countries. Projects contributing to this effect are: \\ projects allowing bi-directional flows (i. e. the project Support to the North West market and bi-directional cross-border flows planned by Snam Rete Gas, the bi-directional Interconnector between Austria and Czech Republic, reconstruc- tion of MRS Šempeter in Slovenia, etc.), \\ projects enabling new interconnections and allowing the increase of transport capacity at new or existing entry points (Development for new imports from the South (Adriatica Line), Import developments from North-East and Additional Southern Developments in Italy, Ionian Adriatic Pipeline from Albania to Croa- tia, M8 Kalce– Jelšane in Slovenia, M3/1 Gorizia/Šempeter-Vodice in Slovenia, etc.), \\ several planned LNG terminals in Italy (i. e. LNG off-shore regasification terminal of Falconara Marittima in Ancona, Zaule LNG terminal in Trieste, LNG Porto Empedocle in Sicily, Offshore LNG Toscana – already in operation – and LNG Medgas terminal in Southern Italy).

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Southern Corridor GRIP 2014–2023