ENTSOG TYNDP 2017 - Main Report

1.2 A highly transparent TYNDP ensuring reliable inputs ENTSOG has always considered transparency as a vital element for developing the TYNDP. For this edition, ENTSOG further increased its commitment to transpar- ency by releasing additional information at an early stage of the development process. ENTSOG has taken steps in terms of early and in- creased transparency, providing the ability to ACER, NRAs as well as other stakeholders to react at an early stage of the process if necessary. In July 2016, immediately after the collection and validation of the TYNDP input data was finalised, ENTSOG organised a workshop to present stakeholders with the overview on the related information: scenarios, indigenous production and projects submitted to TYNDP. At the same point in time, ENTSOG made this data available on its website. This data is used for developing both this TYNDP edition and the next edition of the Gas Regional Investment Plans (GRIPs). Additionally, at the end of October ENTSOG published on its website, for the first time, a TYNDP project map. This map displays the projects submitted to the TYNDP together with their advancement status and labels which of these projects belong to the 2 nd PCI list. Finally, to support the 3 rd PCI process in the most timely and efficient way, ENTSOG endeavoured to share the preliminary TYNDP results, consisting of the identification of the regional infrastructure needs, with promoters and the Regional Groups from October 2016 , well ahead of the TYNDP publication. ENTSOG also organised a webinar dedicated to promoters, which was attended by more than 45 participants to present those results and receive promoters’ feedback. Further on, ENTSOG presented the regional infrastructure gaps in the Regional Group meetings that took place between end of October and early November 2016. ENTSOG considers allowing early reaction of ACER and NRAs, as well as other stakeholders, as an effective complement to receiving stakeholders and ACER Opinion at the end of the process.

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Ten-Year Network Development Plan 2017 Main Report