Are Safety and Security of Gas Supply Compatible with the Opening of the Market to Competition?: An IGU Paper
Article from: OGEL 4 (2003), in National and International Issues in Natural Gas Development
Summary
The opening of the natural gas market to competition in the EU raises a number of issues concerning safety, continuity and security of supply. Safety of gas supply is traditionally guaranteed by design standards for the transportation and distribution grid which are enforced by the government in order to prevent energy-related accidents and casualties. These engineering standards are independent of the market organisation. Grid operators face therefore the same safety requirements in an open access regime. This is relatively straightforward given that safety of the grid can not be ...