Meeting of the Gas Regional Groups under the TEN-E

Regulation Preparation of the 3rd Union list of PCIs

Identification of the "Infrastructure needs"

Brussels, 12 December 2016

Agenda of the meeting

1. Identification of the problems and infrastructure needs

• Presentation of the meeting objectives

• Recapitulation of the "problem → infrastructure need → project" approach

• Framing the needs from the identified problems – general table

• Overview of the needs in each Gas Priority Corridor – regional tables

2. Call for PCI project candidates – presentation & information

3. AOB

Change of venue for the afternoon part After lunch we resume in Auditorium in Breydel building (45 avenue

d'Auderghem – 10 min from here)

AP 1. Identification of the problems and

infrastructure needs

Definition of a problem & a need

• Problem – a deficiency in the operation of the energy system in the areas such as security of supply, market integration, competition, and/or sustainability that are (potentially) due to infrastructure shortcomings and that prevent the implementation of a given priority corridor.

• Problems that can be addressed (effectively) by infrastructure, i.e. new transmission, regasification and/or storage capacity. Problems which can be addressed by improved system operation (e.g. better use of existing capacity) and/or optimised application of market and/or technical rules, and/or new legislation, are outside the scope of today's discussion.

• Problems of cross-regional dimension.

• Existence of a problem shall be proven and quantified to an extent possible.

Need - If a PCI type infrastructure could be an adequate solution to address a given problem

Gas Priority Corridors

North-South interconnections Western EU

BEMIP gas North-South interconnections CEE

Southern gas corridor

infrastructure for the transmission of gas from the Caspian Basin, Central Asia, the Middle East and the Eastern Mediterranean Basin to the Union to enhance diversification of gas supply

infrastructure for North-South gas flows to further diversify routes of supply and for increasing short-term gas deliverability

infrastructure to end the isolation of the three Baltic States and Finland and their dependency on a single supplier, to reinforce internal grid infrastructures accordingly, and to increase diversification and security of supplies in the Baltic Sea region

infrastructure for regional connections between and in the Baltic Sea region, the Adriatic and Aegean Seas, the Eastern Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea, and for enhancing diversification and security of gas supply

Preparation of today's meeting

• Very good exchanges in the RG meetings (October/November 2016)

• Good overview of the energy problems in every Gas Priority Corridor

• Could a PCI-type transmission infrastructure could be a solution to some problems? –> infrastructure needs

• Ultimately: (a) more detailed definition of Priority Corridor

(b) better understanding of the Corridors

(c) where significant impacts

Framing the needs from the identified problems for all Priority Corridors – general table

• "Problems ->Needs" – presentation, questions and discussion one by one

Overview of the problems and needs in every Priority Corridor – individual tables

• Presentation of the individual tables for each Priority Corridor

• Validation of the tables

Structure of today's discussion

Problems and needs for all Gas Priority Corridors

- General table -

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Average gas prices Oct15-Sept16 in EUR/MWh

25% above the minimum price paid

Average all MS 16.06

Min all MS 13.71

Max all MS 19.27

125% of min 17.14

Problems and needs per Gas Priority Corridor

- Individual tables for BEMIP, NSI West, NSI East, SGC -

AP 2. Call for PCI candidates

2. Call for PCI candidates

• Launch on 21 December 2016; open until 22 January 2017

• Pre-condition for ENTSOG to start Project Specific CBA

• ENTSOG TYNDP Project Portal • Allocation of a TYNDP project to/part of a PCI

• Administrative information (person in charge of PCI)

• Possibly an update on development status

• Additional information:

- Cross-border character

- Significant contribution to specific policy critieria: (a) market integration, interoperability and system flexibility; (b) security of supply; (c) competition; (d) sustainability

- Need(s) to address – option to pick

• Meeting on the grouping of projects after the closure of the call

Indicative timing for the next steps

Cross-regional mtg G/E Objective: • Agreement on process • Dividing assignments • Draft list of problems

RG and Cross-regional mtgs Objective: Agreement on problems and corresponding infrastructure needs per Region

Gas RG mtgs Objective: Grouping of PCI candidates

[if needed]

RG mtgs (2 per RG) Objective: Assessment of PCI candidates in the framework of what Region needs

RG mtg Objective: Technical level DMB – agree Regional lists

Use of Project Portals of ENTSOs to collect PCI candidates submissions

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Cross sectoral mtg all RG Gas / EL

RG mtgs - indentification of needs

TYNDP for EL and GAS issued

call for PCI candidates

stakeholder consultation on PCI candidates

RG mtgs Gas - grouping (if needed)

PS CBA run by ENTSOG

PCI candidates to complete PS CBA

RG mtgs - assessment of PCI candidates

RG mtgs - regional lists by the RGs submitted to ACER

ACER opinion

High Level Decision Making Body

COM adoption of Delegated Act (3rd PCI list)

3rd PCI list adopted

Council & EP scrutiny

3rd PCI list enters into force

AP 3. AOB