ENTSOG GRIP CEE 2014-2023 / Annex B : Infrastructure Projects

CROATIA

PROJECTED CAPACITY INCREASES

Interconnection

Capacity (GWh/d)

From Zone

To Zone

Modelled Direction

DESCRIPTION OF THE PROJECT

The pipeline will be construted on the territory of Croatia from the gas node Zlobin via Bosiljevo, Sisak, the gas node Kozarac to Slobodnica. It will be the "backbone" of the croatian gas system.

EXPECTED BENEFITS

Security of Supply, Market integration (Croatia, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia), Reverse Flows, Diversification of routes, N-1 National (for Croatia), Back-up for renewables, This main transit gas pipeline is the future strategic gas transmission connector of great significance and is an integral part of the North ʹ South European Corridor designated the North-South (Baltic ʹ Adriatic) Gas Connection. Its purpose is linking the Polish and Croatian LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) solutions under the umbrella of the European Commission (EC). This project is foreseen under the Gas Forum administered by the Energy Community Secretariat, and although in Croatia, is regionally significant. The main transit gas pipeline Zlobin-Bosiljevo-Sisak-Kozarac-Slobodnica: Ͳ ŝƐ Ă ĐŽŶƚŝŶƵĂƚŝŽŶ ŽĨ ƚŚĞ ĞdžŝƐƚŝŶŐ ,ƵŶŐĂƌŝĂŶ ʹ ƌŽĂƚŝĂŶ ŝŶƚĞƌĐŽŶŶĞĐƚŝŽŶ ;ŐĂƐ ƉŝƉĞůŝŶĞ sĂƌŽƐĨƂůĚͲ ƌĂǀĂƐnjĞƌĚĂŚĞůLJͲ ŽŶũŝ DŝŚŽůũĂĐͲ^ůŽďŽĚŶŝĐĂͿ

- will be connected to the future Ionian Adriatic Pipeline (IAP) Ͳ ǁŝůů ďĞ ĐŽŶŶĞĐƚĞĚ ƚŽ ƚŚĞ ĨƵƚƵƌĞ >E' ƚĞƌŵŝŶĂů ŝŶ KŵŝƓĂůũ͕͘

COMMENTS ABOUT THE PROJECT FINANCING

Public financing

Private financing

Multilateral financing

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GRIP Central Eastern Europe 2014–2023 Annex B