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 CategoryReplacement of volumes for the phase-out Information requiredDescription 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