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Maximisation of LNG
A low LNG price can influence several countries within
Europe. The biggest impact is expected in the countries
with a direct connection to LNG supply. Depending on
the interconnections this impact is or not able to propa-
gate further to other countries. The overall EU impact
evolution over time relates to the increasing available
LNG flexibility. The below map indicates that Greece and
the Baltics are constrained in sharing low LNG price ben-
efits up to the maximum with neighbours. The same is
visible to a lesser extent for the Iberian Peninsula towards
the North and for the Ireland, United Kingdom, France
and Belgium area towards further East countries. The
situation for Italy and the Netherlands, which also have
direct access to LNG, reflects the fact that interconnec-
tions allow them to share the low LNG price within a wide
area. The potential to access LNG when its price is low,
as represented in the below figure, is weighted according
to the SSPDi indicator results as analysed in 6.3.3.1. The
below figure rank countries in terms of ability to benefit
from a low LNG price, from best to worst.
2017 Low
2020 Low
2030 Low
Price effects from a low price for LNG,
Green Evolution, Low infrastructure level, €/MWh
0
0.50
2.00
5.00
1.00
3.00
Figure 6.25:
Price effects from a low price for LNG,
Green Evolution, Low infrastructure level
100
80
60
40
20
0
SSPDi – LNG
ES
GR
PT
LT
EE
LV
FRs
FRt
IE
FRn
BE
LU
UK
PL
CH
IT
AT
CZ
DEg
DEn
DK
HR
HU
NL
RS
SE
SI
SK
BG
MK
RO
FI
%
2017
2020
2030
Figure 6.26:
SSPDi – LNG per country,
Green Evolution, Low infrastructure level