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Gas Regional Investment Plan of the South Region 2017
MidCat (TRA-N-161 + TRA-N-727 + TRA-N-256)
In Spain, this project consists of the infrastructures already included in STEP (TRA-
N-161), and further infrastructure in Enagás transmission network: a pipeline from
Castelnou to Villar de Arnedo (214km), a pipeline from Tivissa to Arbós (114km),
and increments of the power of the compressor stations of Zaragoza (+5MW) and
Arbós (+5MW). The commissioning date of these additional infrastructures is 2022.
In France, this project consists in the infrastructures already included in STEP
(TIGF), plus Midi pipeline in TIGF and GRTgaz zones, and Eridan, Arc Lyonnais,
Perche pipeline, CS Palleau, CS Saint-Avis and CS Saint-Martin-de-Crau in GRTgaz
zone.
This last set of infrastructures is considered as French network reinforcement, and
therefore is required for removing market tools (see page on merger of zones in
France) and increase capacity in the South (either from Spain or from LNG termi-
nals in Fos – TRA-N-269).
The commissioning date of these projects is between 2022 and 2024, considering
that the artère du Midi project is less advanced.
MidCat project creates bidirectional capacity: 230GWh/d from Spain to France and
160GWh/d from France to Spain.
MIDCAT PROJECT: INFRASTRUCTURES
Type
TYNDP
Code
Name
Status
Commis-
sioning Year
Section
Length
(km)
Diameter
(mm)
Compressor
Power (MW)
Pipeline
including CS
TRA-N-161
Enagás
Transporte, S.A.U.
Advanced
Non-FID
2021
CS Martorell
36
Hostalrich –
Figueras
79
900
Pipeline Figueras
– French border
28
900
Pipeline
including CS
TRA-N-252 TIGF
Advanced
Non-FID
2022
Pipeline Spanish
border –Barbaira
120
900
Pipeline
including CS
TRA-N-727
Enagás
Transporte, S.A.U.
Less-Advanced
Non-FID
2022
Loop Castelnou –
Villar de Arnedo +
CS Zaragoza
(increment)
214
640
5
Pipeline
including CS
TRA-N-727
Enagás
Transporte, S.A.U.
Less-Advanced
Non-FID
2022
Loop Tivissa – Arbós
+ CS Tivissa filters
+ CS Arbós
(increment)
114
740
21
Pipeline
including CS
TRA-N-256 GRTgaz and TIGF
Less-Advanced
Non-FID
2024
Eridan
(GRTgaz section)
220
1.200
Pipeline
including CS
TRA-N-256 GRTgaz and TIGF
Less-Advanced
Non-FID
2024
Palleau CS
(GRTgaz section)
50
Pipeline
including CS
TRA-N-256 GRTgaz and TIGF
Less-Advanced
Non-FID
2024
St-Avit CS
(GRTgaz section)
15
Pipeline
including CS
TRA-N-256 GRTgaz and TIGF
Less-Advanced
Non-FID
2024
Barbaira – Border
(TIGF section)
120
900
Pipeline
including CS
TRA-N-256 GRTgaz and TIGF
Less-Advanced
Non-FID
2024
Perche
(GRTgaz section)
63
900
Pipeline
including CS
TRA-N-256 GRTgaz and TIGF
Less-Advanced
Non-FID
2024
St-Martin de Crau
CS
30
Pipeline
including CS
TRA-N-256 GRTgaz and TIGF
Less-Advanced
Non-FID
2024
Arc Lyonnais
(GRTgaz section)
150
1.200
Pipeline
including CS
TRA-N-256 GRTgaz and TIGF
Less-Advanced
Non-FID
2024
Barbaira CS
(TIGF section)
7
Pipeline
including CS
TRA-N-256 GRTgaz and TIGF
Less-Advanced
Non-FID
2024
Midi pipeline
(GRTgaz section)
200
1.050
Pipeline
including CS
TRA-N-256 GRTgaz and TIGF
Less-Advanced
Non-FID
2024
Midi pipeline
(TIGF section)
40
1.050
Table 6.9:
MidCat project: infrastructures (Source: TYNDP 2017)