ENTSOG GRIP BEMIP 2014-2023 / Main Report

BALTIC PIPE

The aim of Baltic Pipe is to interconnect the Polish and Danish gas transmission systems creating a market link and allowing for gas transport from North Sea fields to Poland and also in the reverse direction from Poland to the Danish-Swedish market. Construction of Baltic Pipe will contribute to development of infrastructure nec­ essary to interconnect the West Baltic Sea area. This will in turn enhance market integration, diversify supply sources and routes, as well as improve system resilience of the transmission grid in the region. Furthermore and in combination with other system expansion projects, the pipeline could give access to new supply sources, namely Norwegian gas for the CEE region and the Baltic states, and LNG supplies transported from the LNG terminal in Świnoujście to the Danish-Swedish market. The project is granted PCI status in the BEMIP gas regional group, which confirms added value of the project towards completion of a single internal gas market in the Baltic Sea region. Implementation of Baltic Pipe was primarily linked to the Skanled project that was suspended by its investors in 2009. Despite the suspension of the Skanled project and the lack of decisions on the construction of other links between Norway and Denmark, GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. decided to continue all preparatory works for the Baltic Pipe project including, in particular, the definition and approval of the final route of the gas pipeline in its offshore and onshore parts. In the event of future improvement of investment conditions for the Baltic Pipe project, further steps are planned to be taken.

UPGRADE OF THE ENTRY POINTS IN LWÓWEK AND WŁOCŁAWEK ON THE YAMAL-EUROPE PIPELINE

The main objective of the project is to upgrade the capacity of the entry points in Lwówek and Włocławek on the Yamal-Europe pipeline. The project will enable to benefit from the economies of scale, as low investment costs will allow for higher gas deliveries via physical reverse on the Yamal-Europe pipeline to entry into the trans- mission system in Poland and later on in the Baltic states and other CEE countries. The upgrade the capacity of the entry points in Lwówek and Włocławek on the Yamal-Europe pipeline will have an impact on: \\ enhancing competition in Poland and regional (Baltic states, CEE) markets by significantly facilitating access to the Western European gas markets (in particular GASPOOL and NetConnect in Germany); \\ increasing security of supply in the Baltic Sea and CEE regions

by diversifying supply routes and counterparts (access to the Western European gas markets); \\ creating well-interconnected gas infrastructure

between Western Europe (Germany), the Baltic Sea and CEE regions; \\ contributing to elimination of the energy islands, as the project may constitute a source of gas supplies for the Baltic states (via GIPL); \\ creating a physical hub and / or a virtual hub in Poland.

The project was granted the PCI status in the BEMIP gas regional group. This label clearly confirms its high added value towards completion of a single gas market in the Baltic Sea region.

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