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ENTSOG–GRIPSouth 2013–2022
1.2 Objectives and
Content of theReport
The main objectives of the European energy policy are security of supply, compe
titiveness and sustainability. To achieve these goals, the European Council high
lighted the need to create “an internal energy market that is integrated, intercon-
nectedand fully operational” inorder to “benefit frommore reliableandcompetitive
prices, as well as more sustainable energy”. The challenge consists in diversifying
sources and supply channels, facilitating arbitrage between the most competitive
sources of natural gas supply, ensuring the circulation of gas ismore fluid between
the variousmarkets, and increasing the flexibility of the network.
The European Commission notes that the development of new, flexible infra
structures is a “no regrets option” likely to support a number of orientations
and estimates the investment requirement for 2020 at €70 billion for gas
infrastructures.
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To support this development, on 17 April 2013, the European
Parliament and the Council adopted a regulation on “guidelines for trans-European
energy infrastructure”.
In the field of natural gas, four priority gas corridors have been defined, considered
tobe strategic for Europe, amongwhich theNorth-Southcorridor inwesternEurope
being of direct interest for theRegion. Asmentionedby the EuropeanCommission:
“The strategic concept of the North-South Corridor in Western Europe, that is to
better interconnect theMediterranean area and thus supplies from Africa and the
Northern supply Corridor with supplies fromNorway andRussia.”
TheENTSOGTYNDP assesses thephysical layer ofMarket Integration through four
assessments which are:
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Resilience of European gas network
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Supply Source Dependence
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Network Adaptability to Supply Evolution
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Capability for Supply Source Diversification
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The added value of theGRIPs is to go further in terms of analysis anddetails on the
assessment of the transmission system and the projects that remedy these needs.
This plan investigates the role of these projects which improve themarket integra-
tion in theRegion and of theRegion in Europe; the objective of this document is to
explain inmore depth their added value.
ThisGRIPbeginswith3chaptersdescribingandanalyzing, the supply, thedemand
and the projects identified in the Region. Like in the TYNDP, the horizon of the
forecasts is the next 10 years.
The assessment chapter is a key chapter in order to explain the needs of the gas
system. Assessments of the ENTSOG TYNDP are updated, extended and analysed
indepth in this document. Inparallel, simulationswithupdateddatahavebeende-
veloped at European level using ENTSOG’s Nemo Tool. The main conclusions re-
main in linewith TYNDP 2013 for the SouthRegion here presented.
Additional analysis ismadewhen relevant, inparticular onprices and IP capacities.
Additional chapter is focused on the projects which are remedy to the needs de
tected in the assessment chapter. Projects of Common Interest (PCI) in theRegion
are highlighted in this chapter.
1) "Energy Infrastructure. Priorities for 2020 and beyond - A Blueprint for an integrated European energy network",
17 October 2011
