ENTSOG GRIP BEMIP 2014-2023 / Main Report

INFRASTRUCTURE / THIRD PARTY INFRASTRUCTURE

The network of natural gas pipelines covers the south-eastern and southern parts of Finland. In this area, natural gas accounts for about 30% of the fuels used in the production of electricity and heat. On the scale of the whole country, natural gas accounts some 10% of the use of primary energy. Gasum is the natural gas transmission network system operator in Finland. Gasum owns the pipelines needed for natural gas transmission and is responsible for network maintenance and development. The natural gas transmission network covers the south-eastern and southern parts of Finland and totals around 1,200km in length. Preventative maintenance helps to ensure the transmission network remains safe and reliable. The central control room of the transmission system is located at Gasum’s Natural Gas Centre in Kouvola. The central control room is staffed 24 / 7 throughout the year.

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Figure 2.5: Natural gas transmission network, Finland

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YA M A L The Finngulf LNG terminal, located in Inkoo, is planned to have a net storage capacity of 300,000m³. From the terminal site a 20km long pipeline shall be built to the existing Finnish gas grid. The planned LNG terminal enables the development of both the up- and downstream parts of the natural gas value chain. In the up- stream, the terminal will open global natural gas markets to Finland, thus diversify- ing the sourcing of natural gas from the prevailing situation in which there is a single supplier. Downstream benefits lay in diversifying the Finnish market’s con- sumer base by enabling the development of a substantial off-grid market for indus- try and marine use. 55 Gasum has also been in the process of developing a national LNG terminal in Turku and a member of a consortium developing an LNG terminal in Tornio. In Turku, the terminal would have a storage volume of about 30,000m³ and it would also be used for b nkering. In Tornio, the storage capacity is to be built in phases; one 50,000–70,000m³ LNG storage tank first, with an option for another tank as the demand grows. In June 2012 the Finnish Government’s Cabinet Committee on the EU Affairs approved a strategic policy for the development of the gas network and gas usage in Finland. According to the Cabinet Committee, the State of Finland should promote arrangements that will create competition in gas supply in Finland. Gasum plans to develop the transmission network by constructing an LNG terminal, Finngulf LNG, in Finland as well as a cross-border gas pipeline, the Balticconnector, which would connect the Finnish and Estonian gas networks with a pipeline laid under the Gulf of Finland. 56 57 91 92 102 R U S S I A L AT V I A RĪGA lecava VILNIUS Rēzekne Daugavpils Visaginas Pskov Misso Pärnu Śiauliai Jurbarkas Šakiai Kaunas Jauniunai Värska Izborsk Karksi Korneti Inčukalns UGS Kieménai Kotlovka G u l f o f R i g a

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Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan GRIP 2014–2023