ENTSOG TYNDP 2017 - Main Report

New infrastructure projects may contribute to market integration through additional flexibility and diversification of gas supply sources or routes. As a result, both competition and security of supply should increase. Regarding the sustainability pillar of the EU Energy Policy, gas infrastructures already offer a flexible system able to support the development of renewable energies. These infrastructures are able to transport a low carbon fuel to support the development of intermittent renewable power production and enable a large scale injection of non-fossil gas (biogas or gas from power-to-gas processes). Gas infrastructures provide the advantage of storing renewable energy as well as transporting energy at relatively low costs.

4.3 Project data collection process

ENTSOG has improved the transparency on the process, strengthened the communication with project promoters and further developed its Project Data Portal to ensure the best possible availability, consistency and quality of the collected project data. This in turns ensures the quality of the assessment. In order to provide a holistic view of the European gas system over the next 20-year period, it is important that all relevant infrastructure projects are incorporated into the TYNDP. ENTSOG has endeavoured to run an open and transparent data collec- tion process, and actively encouraged project promoters to submit their projects.

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Ten-Year Network Development Plan 2017 Main Report