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

6.3 Other projects of the Region

6.3.1 Projects allowing bidirectional flows between Poland, Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary linking the LNG terminals in Poland and Croatia

The new LNG terminal of Krk in Croatia and the bidirectional interconnections running through Croatia, Hungary and Slovakia will be part of the North-South Inter- connection, linking the Adriatic sea LNG terminals to the ones of the Baltic sea, that will ensure security of supply, with natural gas, to the above countries. Projects contributing to this purpose are the main gas transit pipeline in Croatia (running from Zlobin, through Bosiljevo, Sisak and Kozarac to Slobodnica) as well as the new interconnections, connecting Hungary to Slovakia and Slovakia to Poland. The new LNG terminal also represents a diversification of sources, which ensures further security of supply in case of possible disruptions of existing (and other) sources.

6.3.2 Projects allowing gas to flow from Croatian LNG terminal to neighbouring countries

The Croatian LNG terminal will provide an additional source of natural gas for the Croatian market as well as the neighbouring markets, including Bosnia & Herzego- vina, Serbia, Slovenia, Italy, Hungary and Austria. The new LNG terminal also represents a diversification of sources, which ensures further security of supply in case of possible disruptions. Projects contributing to this effect are the new intercon- nections: \\ between Croatia and Bosnia & Herzegovina (Slobodnica-Bosanski Brod– Zenica, Lička Jesenica–Rakovica–Tržac–Bosanska Krupa, with branches to Bihać and Velika Kladuša), \\ between Croatia and Serbia (Slobodnica–Sotin–Bačko Novo Selo), \\ between Croatia and Slovenia (Bosiljevo–Karlovac–Lučko–Zabok–Rogatec, LNG evacuation pipeline Omišalj –Zlobin–Rupa and M8 Kalce – Jelšane) \\ between Slovenia and Italy (M3/1 Gorizia/Šempeter –Vodice) \\ between Croatia and Italy (International Pipeline Omišalj –Casal Borsetti). 6.3.3 Projects allowing gas flows from Greece through Bulgaria, Romania and further to Hungary as well as Ukraine, including reverse flow capability from south to north and integration of transit and transmission systems The extension of the existing Revythoussa LNG terminal in Greece and the two new FSRUs (Aegean and Alexandroupolis) in Northern Greece, will provide additional sources of natural gas for the Greek market and will also represent a distribution point for natural gas in the direction from south to north, running through Bulgaria, Serbia and Romania to Hungary and Ukraine. To this effect will contribute the new interconnections between Greece and Bulgaria (IGB), between Bulgaria and Roma- nia, Bulgaria and Serbia as well as the reverse flow capacity to be implemented at the interconnecting points at the Greek/Bulgarian 1) (Kulata/Sidirokastro), Bulgarian/ Romanian (Negru Voda) and Romanian/Ukrainian (Isaccea) borders the east-west axis between Romania and Hungary and, finally, the modernisation and rehabilita- tion of the gas transmission infrastructure on the territory of Bulgaria. The objective is to achieve diversification of sources and ensure the security of natural gas supply to the relevant corridor/area.

1) This project reached FID status in 2013 when construction works also were completed.

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