ENTSOG TYNDP 2017 - Main Report

5.1 Introduction

This TYNDP focuses on existing and planned infrastructure projects, and how they could contribute to the improvement of the European gas system over the years. Nevertheless, infrastructure projects will only come on-line if there is a stable and attractive investment climate. Therefore it is vital that the market and the legislative policy makers understand the potential risks and barriers to future investment in gas infrastructure. In order to provide a realistic context for the continuous decrease of projects (espe- cially the reduction in the number of FID projects experienced in the past TYNDPs), this chapter analyses those barriers, combining the views of all TSOs and other project promoters.

5.2 Overall impact of energy policies

The energy mix of each Member State is driven by its unique circumstances, and is influenced by European regulation policies and targets (such as the 2030 Framework for climate and energy   1) ) and global factors (e. g. current low coal and CO₂ prices). However, many Member States are currently still lacking a clear political vision on how to deliver the energy transition and achieve the climate objectives while ensuring both energy security and affordability. This is for example illustrated in the power sector by the increasing share of polluting coal-fired electricity generation plants that endangers the required development of more flexible power generation, including gas-fired generation, to support the development of renewable energy sources. The gas infrastructure can also directly contribute to the reduction of CO ² supporting the development of non-intermittent renewable sources such biomethane   2) . In that respect the market needs to meet the long term political targets in the most efficient way and this will require an appropriate framework to be set by the European Commission.

 1) https://ec.europa.eu/energy/en/topics/energy-strategy/2030-energy-strategy  2) In ENTSOG TYNDP, for statistical reasons, biomethane includes all renewable gases

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