Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title

Regulation (EU) 2017/1938 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2017 concerning measures to safeguard the security of gas supply and repealing Regulation (EU) No 994/2010 (Text with EEA relevance)

ANNEX VIIIU.K. List of non-market-based security of gas supply measures

In developing the preventive action plan and the emergency plan the competent authority shall consider the contribution of the following indicative and non-exhaustive list of measures only in the event of an emergency:

(a)

supply-side measures:

  • use of strategic gas storage,

  • enforced use of stocks of alternative fuels (e.g. in accordance with Council Directive 2009/119/EC(1)),

  • enforced use of electricity generated from sources other than gas,

  • enforced increase of gas production levels,

  • enforced storage withdrawal;

(b)

demand-side measures:

  • various steps of compulsory demand reduction including:

  • enforced fuel switching,

  • enforced utilisation of interruptible contracts, where not fully utilised as part of market-based measures,

  • enforced firm load shedding.

(1)

Council Directive 2009/119/EC of 14 September 2009 imposing an obligation on Member States to maintain minimum stocks of crude oil and/or petroleum products (OJ L 265, 9.10.2009, p. 9).