ENTSOG GRIP BEMIP 2014-2023 / Main Report

POLAND–CZECH REPUBLIC INTERCONNECTION

The project aims to increase the cross-border capacity between Poland and the Czech Republic by establishing a large transportation corridor that will allow for flexible transport of gas between Poland, the Czech Republic and other CEE counters. This will in turn: \\ increase the security of gas supply and provide the overall flexibility for the CEE region and diversify the supply routes for the CEE region; \\ improve European gas grid interconnection; \\ increase the security and reliability of the cross-border gas transmission between the Czech Republic and Poland (fulfilment of N-1 rule in Poland); \\ create a robust and well-functioning internal market in the Czech Republic and Poland and promote the competition; \\ contribute to the creation of an integrated and competitive gas market in CEE region. The project was granted the PCI status in the NSI EAST Gas regional group. This confirms the importance of PL-CZ interconnection in the context of the development of the integrated and competitive natural gas market in Central Europe, as well as its contribution to security of supply and diversification of natural gas supply sources. The main goal of the project is to create an important part of the North-South gas interconnections in Central Eastern by implementing a missing interconnection between transmission systems in Poland and Slovakia. This will contribute towards the increase of the security of gas supplies in the CEE region through the diversi­ fication of supply sources and routes, as well as integration of Sub-Carpathian Market Area and enhancing market functionality. Increased volumes of gas delivered to Poland through the Poland-Slovakia Inter­ connection, e.g. from the Caspian area (through Southern Corridor), and then avail- able on the Polish gas market may be potentially contracted for the Baltic states gas markets (through Gas Interconnection Poland – Lithuania – BEMIP) and / or Denmark and Sweden (through Baltic Pipe – BEMIP). Gas entering Polish transmission system at LNG terminal may through interconnec- tion with Slovakia be directed to the Baumgarten hub (Central European Gas Hub – CEGH) and will thus increase market liquidity in the region. The project was granted the PCI status in the NSI EAST Gas regional group. This confirms the importance of PL-SK interconnection in the context of the development of the integrated and competitive natural gas market in Central Europe, as well as its contribution to security of supply and diversification of natural gas supply sources. POLAND–SLOVAKIA INTERCONNECTION

CAPACITY EXPANSION ELLUND

Egtved Danish system expansion aiming at increasing import capacity from Germany in the Ellund border-point has been in operation since October 2013, and consists of a CS in Egtved and a pipeline looping between Ellund and Egtved. Supplementary system expansion in the adjacent Northern German systems matches new expanded import capacity in Ellund. The new installations have been supported by the EU Recovery Funds and contain wider system benefits than import alone. Capacity in Dragør border-point towards Sweden is to be expanded from 250,000m³ / h to 300,000m³ / h from October 2014. Additionally, the new compressor unit in Egtved facilitates a potential later interconnection with Poland through a Baltic Pipe and system interaction with offshore pipelines towards Danish, and possibly also Norwegian North Sea fields.

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Baltic Energy Market Interconnection Plan GRIP 2014–2023