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%
55
6
39
France
Portugal
Spain
Figure 3.4:
Share of each country in South Region’s total gas
demand, 2015
(Source: ENTSOG TYNDP 2017 data)
France
Portugal
Spain
EU
%
10.6
7.1
81.1
1.2
Figure 3.3:
Share of each country in Europe’s total gas
demand, 2015
(Source: ENTSOG TYNDP 2017 data)
The annual demand in the South Region represents approximately 19% of the total
European gas demand. When focusing on the South Region, it appears that France
represents 55% of the demand, Spain 39% and Portugal 6%, as shown in
Figures 3.3 and 3.4.
The demand for natural gas can be split down into two distinct sectors:
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The conventional sector includes Industrial, Commercial, Residential and
Cogeneration (CHP) demand, which is called in this chapter final demand;
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Gas for power generation includes natural gas demand for power generation.
This sector comprises combined cycle gas turbines (CCGT) in Portugal and
Spain, while it includes also combustion turbines (TAC) in France.
These two sectors have specific characteristics. The conventional sector is, globally,
much more linked to climatic conditions (for residential and commercial sector).
Demand in the power sector is generally less linked to climate in the Iberian
Peninsula, while in France CCGTs play a role in winter electricity peaks. In the South
Region, the conventional sector (Residential + Commercial + Industrial) represented
89% of the total gas demand in 2015 and 86% in 2016. This breakdown of the
demand varies from one country to another (Figure 3.5).