• Up to €215m in investments and up to 75 MW in additional compressor capacity required, according to technical studies

• Consultation to run from 19 October to 19 December 2017

Berlin, 19 October 2017. The German gas transmission system operators (TSOs) publish their proposals for incremental capacity projects for consultation in accordance with Article 27(3) of Regulation (EU) 2017/459 (Network Code on Capacity Allocation Mechanisms in Gas Transmission Systems).

In order to fully provide the 26 GW transport capacity requested by shippers in their non-binding demand indications, the available compressor capacity needs to be increased by up to 75 MW. This would imply investments of up to €215m. “With the additional incremental capacity at cross-border and market area interconnection points the TSOs will meet the shippers’ future requirements to gas infrastructure,” comments Inga Posch, managing director of the TSO association FNB Gas (Vereinigung der Fernleitungsnetzbetreiber Gas e.V.).

The project proposals are now available on the FNB Gas website at www.fnb-gas-capacity.de. Market participants who wish to participate in this consultation are asked to submit their written comments to FNB Gas (info@fnb-gas.de) latest until 19 December 2017.

Following the consultation the involved TSOs will submit their incremental capacity project proposal to the relevant national regulatory authorities for approval.