ENTSOG Southern Corridor (SC) Gas Regional Investment Plan (GRIP) 2014-2023 / Main Report

Supply Dependence

A notion related to Supply Diversification in terms of dependence of a Zone on a particular external supply source; it is measured through an indicator which is set at 20% and 60% share of an external supply source in covering the total annual demand forecast of a Zone. A supply situation which is marked by an exceptional supply pattern due to a supply disruption. The maximum firm capacity that the Transmission System Operator can offer to the network users, taking account of system integrity and the operational requirements of the transmission network (Art. 2(1)(18), REG-715) The transport of natural gas through a network, which mainly contains high-pressure pipelines, other than an upstream pipeline network and other than the part of high-pressure pipelines primarily used in the context of local distribution of natural gas, with a view to its delivery to customers, but not including supply (Art. 2(1)(1), REG-715) Any transmission network operated by one Transmission System Operator (based on Article 2(13), DIR-73) mission and is responsible for operating, ensuring the maintenance of, and, if necessary, developing the transmission system in a given area and, where applicable, its interconnections with other systems, and for ensuring the long-term ability of the system to meet reason- able demands for the transport of gas (Article 2(4), DIR-73) An Entry/Exit Transmission system or sub-system, including all National Production, Underground Gas Storage and LNG terminal Interconnection Points connected to such system or sub-system, which has been defined on the basis of either the commercial (capacity) framework applicable in such system or sub-system or the physical limits of the respective Transmission system A natural or legal person who carries out the function of trans-

Supply Stress

Technical capacity

Transmission

Transmission system

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