GRIP CEE 2017 / Main Report

INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS IN THE CEE REGION

\\ In total, there are 111 gas infrastructure projects planned for implementation in the CEE region in the upcoming decade – 18 projects have already reached a final investment decision (FID) and 93 projects are at an earlier stage of devel- opment (non-FID). \\ There are 21 projects that have been commissioned in the CEE countries since the release of the CEE GRIP 2014–2023 in May 2014. These projects contrib- uted to the improved diversification of gas supply sources and infrastructure integration. \\ The projects’ statuses in the TYNDP 2017 reflect the situation as of May 2016. Since that date, 21 projects have updated their commissioning year. Most of those projects have a delay of one year.  2)

ASSESSMENT – INFRASTRUCTURE RESILIENCE IN THE CEE REGION

\\ Two additional stress scenarios were analysed and presented in the report beyond the TYNDP 2017 scope. These stress scenarios are (i) a simultaneous disruption of the gas supply routes via Ukraine and Belarus and (ii) a disruption of the whole Russian gas supply source. \\ The simultaneous disruption of gas routes via Belarus and Ukraine shows a supply disruption in the countries in southeastern Europe (Croatia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria) and Poland. Gas supplies to Germany, the Czech Republic, Austria, Slovakia, and Slovenia would not be affected, as deliveries to these countries would be redirected via Nord Stream pipeline. \\ The disruption case of the whole Russian gas source is the most extreme possible for the region and shows the countries concerned to be highly depend- ent on Russian gas supplies. However, with the implementation of planned infrastructure projects (which improve the security of supply and the diversifi- cation of gas sources and routes) this dependency is mitigated, as these projects will foster the diversification of gas supply sources and improve infrastructure integration between the CEE countries.

 2) The updated commissioning years reflect the situation as of January 2017. For the sake of clarity with the TYNDP 2017, any commissioning update has no impact on the analysis performed in the CEE GRIP.

Central Eastern Europe GRIP 2017 |

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