Ensuring Natural Gas Supply Security in Bosnia and Herzegovina
The concept of security of supply in natural gas involves measures and procedures to ensure continuous, high-quality supply to users. Various stakeholders, including legislative and executive powers, infrastructure operators, traders, importers, suppliers, and end-users, play key roles in implementing these procedures. In Bosnia and Herzegovina, the legislative framework at different levels influences the security of supply, with ongoing debates and proposals for regulation. The infrastructure in the region, including gas pipelines and distribution networks, requires further development to enhance supply security.
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Security of natural gas supply Security of natural gas supply in Bosnia and Herzegovina in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Instead of content Instead of content What does the concept security of supply entails? Who are the stakeholders involved in the security of supply process? How is the security of supply procedure implemented in Bosnia and Herzegovina? And how about in the surrounding region? Who are the beneficiaries?
Security of natural gas supply Security of natural gas supply measures and procedures for ensuring the continuous and high- quality supply of users with natural gas defining laws and regulations prescribing these measures and procedures, implementing prescribed procedures by all participants in that process
Stakeholders in the security of supply process Stakeholders in the security of supply process legislative and executive power - at the state, entity and cantonal levels infrastructure operators TSO, DSO, UGS, LNG terminal traders/importers and suppliers end-users of natural gas
Security of supply in Bosnia and Herzegovina Security of supply in Bosnia and Herzegovina Legislative framework: state level: none. There is an ongoing debate on the bill of Law on the regulator of electricity, natural gas, transmission and electricity market in Bosnia and Herzegovina entity level: RS Gas Law; FBiH Proposal of the Gas Law cantonal level: overlaps with communal activities detailed analysis in EPA Report on Interoperability and Security of Supply Regulations, May 2023
Security of supply in Bosnia and Herzegovina Security of supply in Bosnia and Herzegovina Infrastructure: TSO: one gas pipeline (technologically one unit), three TSOs, one interconnection, reduced capacity; TSO: new interconnections? planned Southern and New Eastern interconnection DSO: several separate distribution networks, intensive maintenance; further development and gasification of new areas? there is no other infrastructure
Security of supply in Bosnia and Herzegovina Security of supply in Bosnia and Herzegovina Trade/import of natural gas: there is no transparent access to TSO capacities limited (insufficient?) capacity on the only interconnection No VTP trading Supply: no possibility of contracting the purchase of gas from several suppliers End-users: no real possibility of changing suppliers
Status in the region Status in the region CRO: two interconnections (SI, HU) of sufficient capacity, capacity increase on the route from the LNG terminal to the central part of HR and SI interconnection towards RS and BA are under construction UGS Okoli in operation, USG Grubi no Polje, 1st phase (production 275,000 m3/h, total 150 million m3) commissioned on January 25, 2024, LNG Croatia FSRU 2.9 billion m3/year in operation, capacity increase to 6.1 billion m3/year ongoing, RS: two interconnections (HU, BG), development of new ones to BG, HU, BA, MK UGS Banatski Dvor in operation, announced capacity increase
Status in the region Status in the region MKD: one interconnection (BG) in operation and the other (GR) under construction Development of new interconnections towards RS and XK intensive development of the DSO system AL: TAP gas pipeline in operation (for now only as transit) development of the Albanian part of the IAP and interconnection to XK and MK development plans for UGS Dumrea and LNG terminal Vlore SOCAR, Azerbaijan, invests in the development of the gas ODS system in the city of Korce Western Balkan region: development of interconnections, the market is increasingly opening up to new traders, but the access to capacities of the TSO system is still limited
Implications of the state of security of supply in Implications of the state of security of supply in BiH for all stakeholders BiH for all stakeholders traders/importers have limited (insufficient) access to TSO capacity there is no other interconnection suppliers do not have the option to choose the supply/procurement of natural gas - they are forced to contract gas supply from one trader end-users depend on one supplier - no possibility to switch alternative energy sources are limited/often it is not possible/practical to change the energy source
Instead of a conclusion Instead of a conclusion security of supply is not an end in itself in terms of the adopting regulations that are not enforced, and building unnecessary infrastructure that will not be used security of supply is serving/must serve to protect the end-user security of supply is built into the final gas price paid by the end- user security of supply must be purposeful and functional
Thank you for your attention! Thank you for your attention! Goran Fran i USAID Energy Policy Activity goran.francic@icloud.com
