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Import Route Diversi cation
Low 2020
Import Route Diversi cation, Low infrastructure Level
0
2,000
5,000
10,000
3,300
7,700
7.2.5 IMPORT ROUTE DIVERSIFICATION
The import Route Diversification indicator is a capacity based indicator. For its
calculation only the entry capacities (interconnections, import points, and LNG
terminals) to a country are considered. According to the definition of the IRD
indicator, each LNG terminal is considered independently and all the physical
interconnections between two countries are considered all together (like a virtual in-
terconnection point). The lower the value of this indicator the better the diversifica-
tion route of this country is.
The higher value (10,000) corresponds to a country with a single entry point, where-
as a value of 5,000 means a country with two entry points with the same capacity.
For Spain and France, the value of this indicator is always lower than 2,000, in all
years and in all scenarios (as the capacity of the infrastructures is independent of
the scenarios), showing a good value for import route diversification.
In the case of France, having three LNG terminals, and interconnections with Spain,
Belgium and Germany, the value of IRD is low.
Spain has two import pipelines with Algeria (GME and MEDGAZ), interconnections
with Portugal and France, and six LNG terminals in operation (Barcelona, Sagunto,
Cartagena, Huelva, Reganosa and Bilbao). As in the definition of IRD each terminal
is considered independently, the IRD value for Spain is low as expected.
In the case of Portugal, the value of the IRD is, in all years, slightly above 5,000. This
value is the value expected, based on the IRD definition, for a country having one
LNG terminal and only interconnected with the neighboring country (Spain).
Figure 7.26:
Import Route Diversification, Low infrastructure level (2020)