European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas
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The European Network of Transmission System Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) is an association of Europe's transmission system operator
s (TSOs). ENTSOG was created on 1 December 2009 by 31 TSOs from 21 European countries. Creation of the ENTSOG was initiated by the adoption of the European Union third legislative package on the gas and electricity markets
. It aims to promote the completion and cross-border trade for gas on the European internal market, and development of the European natural gas transmission network. According to the third energy package ENTSOG is required to develop an EU-wide ten-year gas network development plan.
Transmission system operator
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s (TSOs). ENTSOG was created on 1 December 2009 by 31 TSOs from 21 European countries. Creation of the ENTSOG was initiated by the adoption of the European Union third legislative package on the gas and electricity markets
Third Energy Package
The European Union's Third Energy Package is a legislative package for an internal gas and electricity market in the European Union. Its purpose is to to further open up the gas and electricity markets in the European Union. The package was proposed by the European Commission in September 2007,...
. It aims to promote the completion and cross-border trade for gas on the European internal market, and development of the European natural gas transmission network. According to the third energy package ENTSOG is required to develop an EU-wide ten-year gas network development plan.
Members
ENTSOG now comprises 32 TSOs from 22 countries:| Country | TSO |
|---|---|
| Austria | BOG, OMV Gas, TAG |
| Belgium | Fluxys Fluxys Fluxys is a Belgium-based company, mainly acting as a natural gas operator. In 2004, it employed around 850 people and its infrastructure comprised about 3,700 km of pipelines and a terminal in Zeebrugge, Belgium... |
| Bulgaria | Bulgartransgaz Bulgartransgaz Bulgartransgaz EAD is a natural gas transmission and storage system operator of Bulgaria. It is a subsidiary of Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD. Bulgartransgaz was created on 15 January 2007 in Sofia. In November 2009, the Bulgarian Government decided to list the company at the Bulgarian Stock... |
| Czech Republic | NET4GAS |
| Denmark | Energinet.dk Energinet.dk Energinet.dk is the Danish national transmission system operator for electricity and natural gas. It is an independent public enterprise owned by the Danish state under the Ministry of Climate and Energy... |
| Finland | Gasum |
| France | GRTgaz GRTgaz GRTgaz is the operator of a gas transmission system in France. This system consists of pipelines through which natural gas flows at high pressure, in excess of 60 bar... , TIGF |
| Germany | Open Grid Europe, Gasunie Deutschland Transport Services , Ontras - VNG Gastransport, Thyssengas, Wingas Transport |
| Greece | DESFA |
| Hungary | FGSZ Naturel Gas Transmission |
| Ireland | Gaslink Independent System Operator Limited |
| Italy | Edison Stoccaggio, Snam Rete Gas |
| Luxembourg | Creos Luxembourg |
| Netherlands | Gas Transport Services B.V. |
| Poland | Gaz-System Gaz-System Gaz-System S.A. is a designated natural gas transmission system operator in Poland.The company was established on 16 April 2004 as a wholly owned subsidiary of PGNiG under the name PGNiG – Przesył Sp... |
| Portugal | REN - Gasodutos |
| Romania | Transgaz Transgaz Transgaz , is a state-owned company, which is the technical operator of the national natural gas transmission system in Romania. The company handled in 2006 a quantity of 15.85 billion m³ of natural gas.... |
| Slovak Republic | eustream |
| Slovenia | Geoplin plinovodi |
| Spain | Enagás Enagás Enagás, S.A. is a Spanish energy company which owns and operates the nation's gas grid. The firm also owns and operates three liquefied natural gas regasification terminals in the country, at Huelva, Barcelona and Cartagena. A fourth, at the port of El Musel, is currently being constructed and is... |
| Sweden | Svenska Kraftnät Svenska Kraftnät Svenska Kraftnät is an electricity and natural gas transmission system operator in Sweden. It is a state-owned public utility, which was created in 1992 by splitting the former government agency Vattenfall into a power generation company and a transmission company... , Swedegas |
| United Kingdom | Interconnector (UK) Limited, National Grid National Grid -Electric power transmission systems:*National Grid , the electricity transmission network of Great Britain.*National Grid , the electricity transmission network of Malaysia.... ,Premier Transmission Limited |
See also
- Agency for the Cooperation of Energy RegulatorsAgency for the Cooperation of Energy RegulatorsThe European Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators is an Agency of the European Union by the 3rd Liberalisation Package in 2009. Its seat is Ljubljana, Slovenia....
- European Energy Community
- European Network of Transmission System Operators for ElectricityEuropean Network of Transmission System Operators for ElectricityThe European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity is an association of Europe's transmission system operators for electricity...
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