50-51 / 1248
PCI Details
PCI Benefits
Project changes the capability to transmit gas across the borders of the member states concerned by at least 10%, compared to the situation
prior to the commissioning of the project, Project concerns investment in reverse flow capacity
General Criteria Fulfilled
Yes
Specific Criteria Fulfilled
Competition, Market Integration, Security of Supply, Sustainability
Specific Criteria Fulfilled Comments
ITB is a pivotal part of a larger gas markets integration strategy that includes interconnection projects Bulgaria-Romania, Bulgaria-Serbia,
Romania-Hungary. The implementation of the project and the addition of alternative sources of gas in the region will promote the market
integration of the region and the development of more infrastructures in the area and specifically in the countries mentioned above. The
project will allow to alleviate to a great extent the dependency of countries in the area in a single import source/counterpart. ITB will definitely
provide additional capacity in relation to national and regional N-1, considering that it will supply additional quantities of gas from an
alternative route for alternative sources and counterparts to an area in urgent need of diversification. Considering that Bulgaria and the region
are heavily dependent on gas imports from a single source, the diversification that ITB provides in all three (route, source and counterparts) will
p
Pipelines and Compressor Stations
Pipeline Section
Pipeline Comment
Diameter (mm) Length (km) Compressor Power (MW)
ITB Bulgarian Section
700
76
13
ITB Turkish Section
130
Total
206
13
Schedule
Start Date
End Date
Pre-Feasibility
Feasibility
08/2015
02/2016
FEED
Market Test
05/2017
Permitting
08/2017
11/2017
Supply Contracts
FID
Construction
12/2018
07/2020
Commissioning
2020
2020
NDP and PCI Information
Part of NDP
Yes (2016-2025 Ten-year network
development plan of BTG)
NDP Number
ITB
Currently PCI
Yes (7.4.2.)
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
No
Exemption Granted
Not Relevant
Exemption in entry direction
0.00%
Exemption in exit direction
0.00%
Generated by ENTSOG PDWS on 10/10/2016 05:00:19 PM
Page 25 of 620
Current TYNDP : TYNDP 2017 - Annex A