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38 Winter 2019 European Energy Innovation
GAS INFRASTRUCTURE
10 years of ENTSOG
By Jan Ingwersen (pictured), General Director, ENTSOG
ENTSOG – European Network
of Transmission System network’s sound technical evolution.
Operators for Gas was Some of ENTSOG’s achievements
founded on 1 December 2009 during that time include:
in line with Regulation (EC) 715/2009 • Advancement of the internal
and was established to contribute energy market. ENTSOG
to the completion of the internal developed and continue to
market for gas and to achieve the monitor the implementation and
European energy policy objectives of functioning of Network Codes
sustainability, security of supply and and Transparency Guidelines,
competitiveness. In 2019, ENTSOG developed with broad consensus
has 44 TSO Members, 3 Associated within the industry and with the
Partners and 8 Observers. stakeholders.
This year ENTSOG is celebrating its • Effective gas infrastructure
10-Year anniversary and has since planning and management, from
its foundation worked to deliver its assessment of gas infrastructure
mandate: to ensure the efficient gaps, through the publication of
management and coordinated its Ten-Year Network Development
operation of the European gas Plans (TYNDP) and looking at
network and to facilitate the longer term horizons for European
Scenarios to deliver the necessary
gas infrastructure.
• Increased security of supply by implementing new regulation
intensifying the close cooperation in all EU member states to the
and coordination between gas further streamlining market
TSOs within EU and with gas integration, security of supply
suppliers for resilient and safe and transparency requirements.
gas delivery to consumers. Every ENTSOG has achieved this through
season ENTSOG produces Winter cooperation with European
and Summer Supply Outlook Commission, ACER, ENTSO-E,
reports, and daily publishes industry associations and other
relevant TSO access and stakeholders and collaboration
operational information on the with efforts of the TSOs and the
Transparency Platform. NRAs.
• Innovating for decarbonisation With new challenges ahead to
of gas grids through exchanging meet EU Climate and Energy goals,
of information of gas TSO ENTSOG with the expertise of its
decarbonisation projects on members, will continue to play
ENTSOG’s Innovative Projects an important role in the further
Platform development of the European gas
markets and in preparing the gas
• Quality dialogue with grids for their role in the transition
stakeholders, industry to a future sustainable energy
consolidation and professional sector.
dialogue with institutions
on ENTSOG’s monitoring
and operational tasks and by
supporting our members in
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