GRIP CEE 2017 / Main Report

4.2.8 SLOVAKIA (SK)

Taking into account the position of Slovakia on the gas route from Russia, it is obvious that the main supply corridor enters the country at the UA/SK border (at the figure marked SK1). In the event of a Ukrainian supply disruption, a reverse flow capability starts to play an important role for supplying Slovakia. Other supply corridors, in case of a supply disruption through Ukraine, are through the Czech Republic (marked SK2), Austria (marked SK3), and Hungary (marked SK4). In 2019 and 2021, the commissioning of cross-border projects with Poland and Hungary is planned.

PL

DE

2019

SK

CZ

SK1*)

SK1

SK2

SK4

2021

SK3

AT

HU

RO

SI

HR

BG

Cross-border Entry/Exit capacity 2017 (EP_IN / XP_OUT) Cross-border Entry/Exit capacity – planned 2018-2026 (EP_IN / XP_OUT) UGS/Production Entry Capacity (S / P) – withdrawal UGS Exit Capacity (S_X) – injection Domestic Exit Capacity required for Demand (D_MAX / D_AS)

SK1 Main Supply Corridor for SK *) IP Budince can be considerred as supply corridor for SK from 04/2016 SK2 2 nd Supply Corridor for SK SK3 3 rd Supply Corridor for SK SK4 4 th Supply Corridor for SK

Figure 4.8: CEE Region N-1: SK

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