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South-North Corridor GRIP 2017
8.2 Investments in France
(Western Area of the Region)
The projects included in TYNDP 2017 are shown in
the map below. They are consistent with GRTgaz’s
Development Plan for the 2015–2024 period, published
in November 2015. It has been updated with the publi-
cation in November 2016 of the Development Plan for
the 2016–2025 period.
In 2016, GRTgaz has completed a major work program with a total budget of 1,085
million €, to connect the new Dunkirk LNG terminal to its transmission network. It
included a 17-km non-odorised pipeline, the 123-km pipeline “Hauts de France II”
and the 300-km pipeline “Arc de Dierrey”, all commissioned between 2015 and
2016.
Alongside, a new interconnection point has been created in 2015 in Alveringem to
provide non-odorised gas from the new Dunkirk LNG Terminal to the Belgian border
up to 270 GWh/d.
8.2.1 CREATING A SINGLE MARKETPLACE
IN FRANCE IN 2018
The simplification of the gas market has been a constant priority for CRE (French
NRA). The NRA has set a target in 2012 to finalise the integration of market in
France and create a single market place by 2018. To this end, GRTgaz and TIGF
have decided in 2014 and 2015 to invest 880 million €. The PCI projects “Val de
Saône” (5.7.1) and “Gascogne Midi” (5.7.2) from the second list of PCI will enable
the merger of balancing zones by creating additional flows from north to south thus
removing the current bottleneck between north and south and reducing the LNG de-
pendency in the South of France. These projects have been approved by CRE and
supported by stakeholders after a cost-benefit analysis in 2013 and a cross-border
cost allocation between France and Spain in 2014.
The “Val de Saône” project consists in the looping of the Burgundy pipeline for
189km, a third compressor adding 9MW to the compressor station in Etrez, and ad-
justing the interconnections at Palleau, Etrez and Voisines. The permitting phase is
completed and works will begin in 2017 to reach a commissioning in 2018. This pro-
ject is identified in the TYNDP 2017 as TRA-F-43.
The “Gascogne Midi” project aims to create a physical flow from TIGF to GRTgaz
through the Midi pipeline. It consists in the looping of the Gascogne pipeline for
60km, and consolidation of the Barbaira compressor station and the adaptation of
interconnections in Cruzy and Saint-Martin-de-Crau. Permitting is ongoing.
Commissioning is also expected in 2018. This project is identified in the TYNDP 2017
as TRA-F-331.