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2. Increased flexibility of the European gas transmission system.
Romanian needs identification which will be addressed through the development of the infrastructure
Market Integration
Ensuring an appropriate degree of interconnectivity with neighbouring countries through creation of regional routes for reaching various gas supply sources, could be feasible through the development of Romanian gas transmission system, which would help the countries from the region to mitigate the over-dependence vulnerabilities.
Ensuring transmission capacities in order to meet consumption demands of the national economy through
the development and modernization of the National Natural Gas Transmission System and the gas storage infrastructure;
the improvement the gas supply in deficient regions in Romania.
Eliminating congestion in gas transmission on the direction Bulgaria - Romania – Hungary.
Increased flexibility of the European gas transmission system.
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3. Security of Supply
Security of gas supply represents the main goal that could be achieved through providing investments in infrastructure, directed towards:
Diversification of supply sources: The Black Sea region is increasingly recognized from the point of view of its gas production potential. It is important to proceed to:
Risk mitigation of supply disruption: Both the upgrading and the developing of underground storage.
Increase of underground gas storage capacities: the increase of the daily delivery capacities - a major role in the security of gas supply, the balance between consumption - domestic production - natural gas imports, covering the peak demand caused mainly by the variations in temperature and maintaining the operating characteristics of the national gas transmission system.
Expanding and upgrading of the gas transmission infrastructure;
Expanding of the geographical area of impact for the existing gas storage facilities – a direct effect on the functioning of the NGTS by shortening the transmission routes and helping to relieve the deposits in southern Romania of possible congestions.
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4. Sustainability
CO2 emission reduction: A more developed gas infrastructure, combined with diversified gas supply sources, determines a higher demand for gas that could replace the more pollutant conventional fuels. Thus, investments in the gas infrastructure and replacing solid conventional fuels with renewable gas have the potential to contribute to greenhouse gases reduction, encouraging gas consumption as an alternative to the high-pollutant fuels and also to ensure the backup for renewable energy sources.
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5. Competition
Romania promotes and implements an integrated strategy in the gas sector for both transmission and natural gas storage, with positive effects in strengthening regional cooperation between Romania and neighboring countries. The integrated strategy is in line with the objectives of the Energy Union and is part of the new dimension it promotes.
Enhancing investments in order to achieve the diversification of routes and sources of supply will finally generate a competitive environment for the regional gas market, where the demand and the supply will gain the same relevance and the price will be determined on a transparent and nondiscriminatory basis.
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6. The challenges faced by the Romanian gas sector:
Timely delivery of necessary infrastructure
Sustainable development of natural gas sector
Energy transition
Maximize energy efficiency throughout all the chain of activities in the gas sector
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7. a more efficient use of existing infrastructure.
The challenges faced by the Romanian gas sector (1) Timely Delivery of Necessary Infrastructure
for market access of the production from the new natural gas blocks (especially from the Black Sea offshore),
a more efficient use of existing infrastructure.
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8. The challenges faced by the Romanian gas sector (2) Sustainable development of natural gas sector
…in relation to the objectives of environmental protection and mitigating climate change, inter alia, through:
the development of gas infrastructure for both transmission and natural gas storage in accordance with national and European legislation and standards of quality, performance and environment,
a gradual replacement of fuel from coal to gas, natural gas having a low impact on the environment which would lead to a substantial reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
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9. The challenges faced by the Romanian gas sector (3) Energy Transition
Romania needs substantial investments in the energy sector in the coming decades primarily to ensure continuity of supply to consumers,
to participate in the regional energy transition,
to be among the beneficiaries of the complex process of transforming the energy sector in the spirit of sustainable development.
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10. by the deployment of new infrastructure solutions, particularly in
The challenges faced by the Romanian gas sector(4) Maximize Energy Efficiency throughout all Chain of Activities in the Gas Sector
by the deployment of new infrastructure solutions, particularly in
intelligent control,
automation,
communications,
network management.
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11. THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION
Ana BĂDĂRĂU
ROMANIA 2019