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Kadri Simson
EUCommissionerforEnergy
EuropeanCommission
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Ref:PRE0268Ͳ21
31August20121
RepurposingoftheEuropeangasgrids
IntroductionbynewENTSOGPresident,BartJanHoevers
DearCommissionerSimson,
IwouldliketotakethisopportunitytointroducemyselfasthenewENTSOGPresidentandsuggesta
meetingwithyoutodiscussthisexcitingperiodforEUenergyinfrastructureinmoredetail.
ThechallengesoftheEnergyTransitionhaverequiredENTSOGtointegraterenewableandlowcarbon
gases,includinghydrogen,intotheoverallenergymix.Inour“ENTSOG2050RoadmapforGasGrids
”,
weoutlinedhowournetworkscanbeadaptedanddevelopedtocontributetotheEUGreenDeal
goals
.Thesevaluesareatthecoreofourwork,whichwemanageinconstantdialoguewithmultiple
stakeholders,i.e.,underthe
CleanHydrogenAllianceTransmissionandDistributionRoundTableand
viaENTSOG’sAdvisoryPanelforFutureofGasGrids.
ENTSOGandthegasTSOshave,asownersandoperatorsofthegastransmissionsystem,duringthe
recentdecadedeliveredawellͲplannedandefficientfunctioningofgasmarkets,improvedsecurityof
gas supplyandstronger technical cooperationbetween allEU gastransmission systems. The TSOs
havebeeninstrumentalinoperatingthegassystemsafelyandatreasonablecoststotheconsumer.
Now,weareplanningformakingthegassystem‘’Fitfor55’’.
One of my main goals as President, is for ENTSOG and its Members to be ready to contribute to
strongersustainabilityaspectsintheCommission’splannedHydrogenandDecarbonisedGasMarket
regulation, to the same extent that it has already successfully contributed to the development a
competitive,wellͲfunctioninggasmarketandsecureEuropeangassupplyinfrastructure,withinthe
currentgasregulatoryframework.
ENTSOGAISBL;Av.deCortenbergh100,1000ͲBrussels;Tel:+3228945100;Fax:+3228945101;xxxx@xxxxxx.xx
www.entsog.eu,VATNo.BE0822653040
Introduction ENTSOG’s new President
Ref: PRE0268Ͳ21
A fundamental principle for the efficient development of EUͲwide hydrogen infrastructure is the
development of a
viable regulation to encourage investment, open and transparent access to the
infrastructures and to hydrogen and biomethane markets. Also, we are working on smartening the
gas grids in planning and operations for the biomethane and hydrogen pathways and combination
thereof, based on the regional conditions. Furthermore, ENTSOG is working on how to materialise the
synergies between existing gas grids and future hydrogen grids, enabling the development of such
infrastructure in the economically, technically and regulatorily most efficient manner.
In this context I see the importance of ENTSOG’s continued role in the revised TENͲE regulation as the
opportunity to
fully integrate hydrogen network planning in the TenͲYear Network Development
Plan (TYNDP) and the CBA Methodology and to use our expertise to achieve
true energy systems
integration.
I would be grateful of the opportunity to meet and speak with you on these and other critical topics,
at your earliest convenience. Members of the ENTSOG team will be in contact to check the necessary
arrangements for such a meeting.
Bart Jan Hoevers
ENTSOG President
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