Advisory Panel For Future Gas Grids

The gas value chain is expected to play a central role in supporting the transition towards a decarbonised energy system and in defining the future role of existing gas infrastructure within an integrated European energy system. Against this background, in January 2021 ENTSOG launched the Advisory Panel for Future Gas Grids (FoGG) with the objective of fostering transparency and coordination across the value chain and supporting the transition towards a decarbonised energy system.

The Advisory Panel was established to support gas TSOs and stakeholders in identifying practical challenges and potential solutions related to the evolution of gas infrastructure, including in particular:

• the development of an EU‑wide approach to CO₂ transport and storage;
• security of supply and system resilience;
• the repurposing of existing energy infrastructure;
• the integration and scale‑up of biomethane.

Within the Advisory Panel, stakeholders discuss how existing infrastructure could be adapted to future needs, focusing on technical, market, regulatory, planning and financing aspects of the transition. The main output of the Advisory Panel is an annual Recommendation Report, complemented, where appropriate, by targeted recommendations on specific topics.

The first meeting of the Advisory Panel took place on 27 January 2021, and meetings have since been held on a bi‑annual basis (twice a year).

For further questions, please, contact Piotr Kuś, General Director (Piotr.Kus@entsog.eu) and Koralia Ioannou, Senior Advisor - Regulatory & EU Affairs (Koralia.Ioannou@entsog.eu).

Online event via Microsoft Teams