Template for national diversification plans for natural gas
ANNEX ISupplementary provisions
ANNEX I Template for national diversification plans for natural gas This template is designed for national authorities drafting a national diversification plan as provided for in Article 9. It shall include the following: General information Name of the authority responsible for the preparation of the plan Description of the gas system. It should include a description of: (i) the gas demand; (ii) the supply mix considering the dependence on Russian supply. Main information about the import of natural gas that originates in or is exported, directly or indirectly, from the Russian Federation to the Member State Reference of the individual contracts as communicated by the importers to the competent authorities and the Commission Where applicable, LNG terminal services booked by companies or affiliated undertakings from the Russian Federation Overall contracted quantities of natural gas that originates in or is exported, directly or indirectly, from the Russian Federation for delivery in the Member State Contractual flexibilities and point of delivery (interconnection point, import point, LNG terminal, etc.) Description of the measures to replace natural gas that originates in or is exported, directly or indirectly, from the Russian Federation The description shall include the following elements: Diversification options: (i) alternative supplies; (ii) alternative supply routes; (iii) demand aggregation Description of the measure and its objectives, including quantities expected to be phased out and intermediate steps in the case of a multi-stage measure Implementation timeline Impact of the measures on the energy system, including on flow patterns, infrastructure capacities, tariffs, etc. Impact on neighbouring Member States Technical, contractual or regulatory barriers to replacing natural gas that originates in or is exported, directly or indirectly, from the Russian Federation Technical, contractual or regulatory barriers Options to overcome barriers, and timeline Category Replacement of volumes for the phase-out ( 1 ) Information required Description of measures in place and planned at national level to replace the remaining volumes of natural gas that originates in or is exported, directly or indirectly, from the Russian Federation: (i) quantities expected to be phased out by each measure, (ii) implementation timeline (start-end), (iii) options for alternative supplies and supply routes Pipeline gas LNG ( 1 ) Such measures may include the use of the Aggregate EU Platform pursuant to Article 42 of Regulation (EU) 2024/1789, support measures for diversification efforts of energy companies, cooperation in regional groups such as the Central and South-Eastern Europe Energy Connectivity (CESEC) High-Level Group, identifying alternatives to natural gas imports via electrification, energy efficiency measures, boosting the production of biogas, biomethane and clean hydrogen, renewable energy deployment or voluntary demand reduction measures.