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6.5 South-North Corridor
Capacities: An Overall Picture
A set of key inputs for the ENTSOG NeMo modelling
tooland for the analysis in the next Chapter 7 is
represented by the pipeline firm technical capacities,
storage withdrawal and injection rates and LNG plant
regasification characteristics.
The main interconnection capacities throughout the Corridor, bridging the north and
the south of the Region after completion of the reverse flow infrastructure projects
described in the previous sections of this Chapter and used in the NeMo simula-
tions, are schematically shown in Figure 6.6 (with values resulting from the lesser-of
rule and expressed in GWh/d).
BE
DE
ncg
CH
FR
nord
IT
563
240
184
178
623
429
100
223
Existing
Future
Figure 6.6:
Schematic representation of the South-North Corridor and related existing and future
capacities in GWh/d (Source: ENTSOG Capacity Map 2016 for existing capacities,
TSO promoters for future reverse flow capacities)
It should be noted that capacities from Switzerland to France at Oltingue were not
taken into account in the NeMo model for TYNDP 2017 simulations but they were
considered in this report (cases c and d in the
section 7.3 “Assessment results”).
Considering on-going discussions with market participants and the French NRA
about the commercial arrangements necessary to the merger of TRS and PEG Nord,
GRTgaz did not have enough visibility to confirm the firm status of this capacity and
therefore preferred not to declare the capacity as firm during the data collection
process of TYNDP 2017. The envisaged investments will create quasi-firm entry
capacity of 100GWh/d (in competition with Taisnières and Obergailbach) to which
an additional 100GWh/d of interruptible capacity may be offered. The precise
condition of use of this new capacity should be decided by end July 2017 and
factored accordingly in future editions of GRIP and ENTSOG TYNDP.