730-731 / 1248
Expected Gas Sourcing
LNG (DZ,QA,US), Nigeria, Trinindad and Tobago, Equatorial Guinea
Comments about the Third-Party Access Regime
The TPA exemption has been granted as per EC Decision issued on 7.5.2012 and Italian Ministry of Economic Development Decree issued on June 6th, 2012. Nuove Energie is
currently evaluating the possibility to revise its initial position of full TPA exemption.
Benefits
Main Driver
Others
Main Driver Explanation
Diversification: the presence of PE terminal facilitates a strong diversification of supply (in terms of both origins and counterparties) and makes Italy and
Europe more resilient in case of disruption and / or increase in prices of the other gas sources System flexibility: Porto Empedocle LNG terminal is a
strategic infrastructure for the supply of power technology like the CCGT plants, which provide flexibility to the electric system, also to compensate swift
changes in electricity generation from intermittent renewable source. It is a matter of fact that the growing level of intermittent renewable energy sources
requires more flexible operation of gas-fired power plants and that this implies a more flexible gas system
Benefit Description
The LNG terminal will provide some storage capacity within its tanks allowing to provide flexibility to the entire system and capability to cope gas
emergency. The Porto Empedocle LNG terminal will represent a future platform for additional LNG services for ship bunkering and truck loading that are
not currently existing in Italy.
Time Schedule
Grant Obtention Date
Delay Since Last TYNDP
about 2 years
Delay Explanation
Nuove Energie is awaiting the ministerial decree that have to follow the National Energy Strategy (SEN) which will identify the "Strategic
Infrastructure" for the gas italian system. Such decree should also clarifies possible incentive mechanisms for infrastructure which are classified
as "strategic".
Barriers
Barrier Type
Description
Financing
in the current italian market context, the PCI project status would help to finance the project
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