ENTSOG TYNDP 2017 - Main Report

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9.1 Introduction

This fifth edition of the Union-wide Ten-Year Network

Development Plan (TYNDP) demonstrates the process

of continuous improvement from one edition to the next.

Whilst the fundamental objectives are unchanged,

analysing the long-term supply and demand adequacy,

identifying the investment needs and assessing projects,

this TYNDP edition has been significantly enhanced.

This edition benefits from a comprehensive scenario development process, building

both on gas TSOs and, through ENTSO-E, electricity TSOs expertise, and reflecting

the challenges for the energy sector of achieving the EU climate targets.

This TYNDP provides a clear analysis of the infrastructure needs along the different

pillars of the EU Energy policy. It has also improved the assessment of projects by

collecting and reflecting projects costs and by introducing the notion of advanced

projects which provides for a realistic further development of the gas infrastructure.

The TYNDP is also enriched by the new perspective provided by the long-term gas

quality monitoring outlook.

9.2 An inclusive and highly

transparent TYNDP

For this edition, ENTSOG delivered in-depth stakeholder engagement:

TYNDP kick-off workshop

Five full-day Stakeholder Joint Working Sessions (SJWS)

Concluding workshop to present the TYNDP final concept

This engagement has covered all of the TYNDP building blocks: project collection

process, consideration of projects in the assessment, scenario storylines, supply

potentials, modelling and outputs. It has enabled ENTSOG to receive valuable feed-

back. The way this feedback has been taken into account was part of presenting the

TYNDP final concept.

ENTSOG has also worked in close cooperation with ENTSO-E on the development of

scenarios and with project promoters on the submission of projects.

ENTSOG ensured a highly transparent TYNDP by:

Informing stakeholders on all TYNDP input data and publishing this data on its

website in July 2016

Publishing for the first time a TYNDP project Map in October 2016

Presenting the preliminary results of the identification of infrastructure needs to

promoters and Regional Groups in October and November 2016.

This high level of transparency has encouraged further stakeholder involvement.

Publication of the TYNDP demand and project data in July 2016 has allowed

concerned stakeholders to review this data and start making use of it. Presentation

of the TYNDP infrastructure needs assessment ahead of the report publication has

supported the Regional Groups members – Members States, NRAs and promoters –

to get prepared for the PCI selection process.