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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 energy1)) 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 biomethane2). 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.
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2) In ENTSOG TYNDP, for statistical reasons, biomethane includes all renewable gases