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Technical Information (UGS)
Storage Facility
UGS Chiren
Storage Facility Type
Aquifer
Multiple-Cycle
No
Working Volume (mcm)
450.00
450
Time Schedule
Grant Obtention Date
Delay Since Last TYNDP
yes
PCI Details
PCI Benefits
Project aims at fulfilling the infrastructure standard (N-1) rule at regional level in accordance with Article 6(3) of Regulation EU, Project aims at
supplying directly or indirectly at least two Member States
General Criteria Fulfilled
No
Specific Criteria Fulfilled
Competition, Market Integration, Security of Supply
Specific Criteria Fulfilled Comments
The project for its expansion aims on one hand at creating conditions to ensure security of supplies to Bulgarian users and users in the
countries from the region, and on the other - UGS Chiren development as commercial gas storage in an interconnected regional and Europe-
wide market, as UGS Chiren is an integral part of the plans for development of the regional gas system consisting of interconnections, LNG
terminals, storage facilities. In the medium term UGS Chiren promises to become a commercial facility with a significant role in competition
development in the regional gas market and in provision of additional flexibility of the gas transmission systems at regional level, with a
significant contribution to congestion management and seasonal optimization of use of the gas transmission systems.
Schedule
Start Date
End Date
Pre-Feasibility
06/2011
Feasibility
01/2015
01/2017
FEED
01/2017
12/2017
Market Test
05/2017
Permitting
Supply Contracts
FID
01/2019
Construction
01/2020
12/2021
Commissioning
2022
2022
NDP and PCI Information
Part of NDP
Yes (2016-2025 Ten-year network
development plan of BTG)
NDP Number
Section 5.3 (5.3.1)
Currently PCI
Yes (6.20.2.)
CBCA Decision
No
Market Survey
Not Relevant (no CBCA decision)
Third-Party Access Regime
Considered TPA Regime
Regulated
Considered Tariff Regime
Regulated
Applied for Exemption
Not Relevant
Exemption Granted
Not Relevant
Exemption in entry direction
0.00%
Exemption in exit direction
0.00%
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