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In comparison with the previous editions of the SNC GRIP, additional efforts have
been made to improve the quality level of the different analyses, summarised here
below according to the structure of the publication:
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Chapter 2
provides an overview of the
supply sources
available to the SNC
Region, with indications of their historic weights and trends, as well as their
potential developments driven by the decline of indigenous production in
North-West Europe, and potential developments related to the new Southern
Corridor route, Nord Stream enhancements and LNG market evolutions. In the
same chapter, the report analyses the potential
infrastructural advancements
based on the ENTSOG TYNDP 2017 projects planned in the next 20 years.
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Chapter 3
captures the main elements related to the evolution of the natural
gas markets in the countries belonging to the South-North Corridor. The analy-
sis hinges on the national historical and forecasted
demand trends
(based on
the same data set as the ENTSOG TYNDP 2017 and the scenario storylines
identified therein), and the
market zone performances
in terms of volumes and
prices registered at the hubs in the Region.
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Chapter 4
represents the most innovative section of this 3
rd
GRIP edition,
recalling the common
European energy strategy
dimensions and the individu-
al national energy policy frameworks
. This section acts as a bridge between the
market and infrastructure elements of the first part of the SNC GRIP and the
second part of the Report, dedicated to the role that the Region and the South-
North Corridor projects can play in fulfilling the internal energy market
objectives.
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Chapter 5
frames the dimensions of the EU energy policy in a Regional context.
Specifically, this section illustrates how the SNC Region can help to materialise
the benefits identified at European level as references for the evaluation of the
gas infrastructure, in particular security of supply, market integration and com-
petitiveness.
The role of the South-North Corridor as a bridge between new
needs and new sources
is crucial since it represents a connecting axis between
the NW Region – affected by an accelerated decrease of the national produc-
tions – and the Southern Corridor Region – having the potential for supplying
Europe with new routes and sources – as witnessed also by the
Projects of
Common Interest
planned in the Region.
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Consistent with both previous SNC GRIP editions,
Chapter 6
starts with the
identification of the
rationales behind the South-North Corridor
, identifying its
specific benefits in terms of security of supply, competition and gas markets
integration, and the need for complementing the historic North-South flow pat-
terns. The chapter continues with the
description of the Reverse Flow projects
in Italy, Switzerland, Germany and France
, highlighting their major characteris
tics and advancements towards commissioning.
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Chapter 7
is dedicated to
network modelling
with specific simulation exercises
carried out using the ENTSOG Network Modelling tool (NeMo) and the same
input data as in TYNDP 2017. Simulations are always performed at a
European-wide scale, but closer attention is given to the South-North Corridor
assessment, taking a deep dive in those specific cases which show different
reverse-flow configurations of the South-North Corridor infrastructure.
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Finally,
Chapter 8
is dedicated to the
planned country-specific infrastructure
developments
over the next years, including descriptions of recent develop-
ments and progress of major market and network development projects. Some
of the described initiatives appear complementary to the South-North Corridor
and might be necessary for the full exploitation of its potential, as concluded
also by the simulation cases presented in chapter 7.
This 3
rd
SNC GRIP report again welcomes all stakeholders’ possible suggestions for
further improving the next edition. For this purpose, a specific feedback form closes
the publication.