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UNITED KINGDOM

SPAIN

BELGIUM

GERMANY

SWITZERLAND

ITALY

Alveringem

Gassco

DunkirkLNG

Fluxys

Fluxswiss

Open Grid Europe

TIGF

Elengy

Elengy Fosmax LNG

GRTgaz Deutschland

Swissgas

Gaznat

Pitgam

Taisnières

Cuvilly

Évry-Grégy

Beynes

Cherré

Auversle-HamonNozay

Roussines Vindecy

Bréal

Dierrey-Saint-Julien

Obergailbach

Laneuvelotte

Morelmaison

Fontenay-Mauvoisin

Arleux-en-Gohelle

Laprade

Brizambourg

Chazelles

Saint-Victor

Oltingue

Voisines

Palleau

Étrez

Saint-Avit

La Bégude-de-Mazenc

CourthézonSaint-Martin-de-Crau

Entre-Deux-Guiers

Montoir-de-Bretagne

Castillon

CruzyFos-Cavaou

Fos-Tonkin

TIGF

Dunkirk

GRTgaz transmission networks (March 2017)

Transmission network (France)

Transmission network (Germany )

7 interconnections with adjacent networks

4 interconnectionswith LNG terminals

6 compression stations (Germany) Participation in Megal (1,161 km of high pressure pipes)

28 compression stations (France) 616 MW of installed power

Direction of natural gas flow

Adjacent transmission and LNG terminal operators

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UNITED KINGDOM

SPAIN

BELGIUM

GERMANY

SWITZERLAND

ITALY

Alveringem

Gassco

DunkirkLNG

Fluxys

Fluxswiss

Open Grid Europe

TIGF

Elengy

Elengy Fosmax LNG

GRTgaz Deutschland

Swissgas

Gaznat

Pitgam

Taisnières

Cuvilly

Évry-Grégy

Beynes

Cherré

Auversle-HamonNozay

Roussines Vindecy

Bréal

Dierrey-Saint-Julien

Obergailbach

Laneuvelotte

Morelmaison

Fontenay-Mauvoisin

Arleux-en-Gohelle

Laprade

Brizambourg

Chazelles

Saint-Victor

Oltingue

Voisines

Palleau

Étrez

Saint-Avit

La Bégude-de-Mazenc

CourthézonSaint-Martin-de-Crau

Entre-Deux-Guiers

Montoir-de-Bretagne

Castillon

CruzyFos-Cavaou

Fos-Tonkin

TIGF

Dunkirk

GRTgaz, connecting the energies of the future

A public service company, GRTgaz builds, maintains and develops the natural gas transmission network over the greater part of France. It contributes to the stability of the gas system, on which the supply of natural gas to consumers depends:

• industrial users directly connected to the transmission network;

• private individuals, local authorities and businesses served by the public distribution networks, themselves supplied by the transmission network.

The GRTgaz network is a major network in the heart of Europe. Connected to the transmission networks of neighbouring countries and to the LNG terminals of the Atlantic, Mediterranean and North Sea seaboards

which can receive liquefied natural gas from around the world, it allows access to diversified sources of gas and facilitates the trading of gas Europe-wide. GRTgaz thus contributes to the energy security of France and Europe and to the construction of an integrated, efficient and competitive natural gas market.

With more than 32,000 km of buried pipes, GRTgaz transports its customers’ gas under the best conditions of safety, cost and reliability while preserving the activity of the regions, landscapes and biodiversity.

An actor of the energy transition, GRTgaz is engaged with the regions in developing new uses for gas and the emergence of future sectors (conversions in industry to biomethane, fuel gas, Power to Gas etc).

in figures!

More than 32,450 km of high pressure pipes

617.1 TWh transported

906 TWh traded through gas hubs (PEG Nord and TRS)

28 compression stations (France)

6 compression stations (Germany)

€1,993 bn of sales revenue

€600m of investments in 2016

2,916 employees

131 shipper customers at the end of 2016

19 distribution network managers connected

764 active industrial customers, including 13 electricity production plants using natural gas at the end of 2016

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A discreet and efficient network

Every 150 to 200 km, compressor stations equipped with compressors and measuring, control and safety systems, boost the pressure of the gas moving along the pipes.

National dispatching controls the flow of natural gas in the transmission network 24/7 to meet the needs of its shipper customers.

Gas pipelines made of steel from 80 to 1,200 mm in diameter, buried under a meter of soil, transport large quantities of natural gas.

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On the surface, yellow terminals and markers indicate the location of the gas pipelines. The underground pipes are very safe. The network is monitored on the ground, on foot, in the air (helicopters, drones), by car and remotely from regional monitoring centres.

Innovative techniques for ambitious targets. An issue of economic, social and environmental importance, innovation is developed to enhance the skills of GRTgaz’s employees and its industrial tool.

A network as long as the rail network, connecting regions and customers and enhancing the attractiveness of the French and European markets.

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Commercial and operational

excellence

GRTgaz supports its customers by offering tailored, flexible and competitive deals.

Listening to needs

GRTgaz engages in active consultation to assess the needs of users of the natural gas transmission network. It cooperates with the LNG terminal and underground storage operators in France and with the transmission companies of neighbouring countries to provide the best service and facilitate cross-border trading. Concerned to ensure optimal use of the existing infrastructure, GRTgaz develops the capacity of its network to increase the safety and competitiveness of gas supplies. For industrial consumers, GRTgaz develops solutions making access to the gas market easier to optimise their supply.

Tailored and scalable services

The transmission capabilities marketed by GRTgaz on a European platform provide shipper customers easy access to the French markets and thus contribute to the fluidity of trading. GRTgaz assists industrial companies connected to its network thereby contributing to their competitiveness, particularly in the area of energy performance, but also ensuring a high level of reliability of delivery and continuity of supply. GRTgaz also supports, with the same objectives, projects for converting industrial sites to natural gas.

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A regulated activity

GRTgaz operates in a regulated environment, transparently and without discrimination as regards its customers. The Energy Regulatory Commission (CRE) sets the public tariffs for use of the networks, oversees its investments and checks the quality of the service provided. Today, in the bill of a private individual who heats their home with gas, the part reserved for “transmission” remains limited to 8% on average.

Consumption of industrial customers in 2016: 179.8 TWh

(In TWh, all regions)

6.4

12.27.4

41.3 16.4

45.9

12.9

3.6

Cars - Tyres

Agri-food

Paper-cardboard

Non-metallic materials

Metallurgy

Glass

Chemicals

Urban heating

Refining

Electricity production

CHP

1.9Various

6.87.2

17.7

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A responsible

company

90% of pipes are located in rural areas. GRTgaz makes every effort to maintain a high-quality dialogue with the farming world and the stakeholders of the regions in general. Objective: reduce the impact on the farms and promote biodiversity.

In 2016, GRTgaz invested EUR 600 million to modernise and develop the network. In coordination with the stakeholders of the regions, it endeavours to maximise local positive impacts.

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Gender balance, diversity and equal opportunities. In 2015, GRTgaz obtained

the Diversity Label, issued by the AFNOR,

for its commitment to equal opportunities

and non-discrimination.

Excavation work can damage pipes. To prevent this risk, GRTgaz marks their routes, informs local people and holds meetings to recall the declaration obligations for proposed work (DT). GRTgaz provides support on the ground, free of charge to companies having declared their intention to start work (DICT).

With its partners, the National natural history museum, the Federation of regional natural parks in France, the Endowment fund for biodiversity, the French hiking federation and the National institute for preventive archaeological research, GRTgaz preserves and promotes the heritage of the areas that it crosses, with an objective of improved integration of its activity.

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A driver of the energy transition

GRTgaz’s transmission network provides solutions for the future in support of the energy transition of the regions and to promote the development of new uses of gas and renewable gases.

Biomethane, a renewable local energy

Produced from organic waste, it has the same characteristics as natural gas and can be injected into the network.

Since September 2015, GRTgaz has injected biomethane into its transmission network from the SMET71 facility located at Chagny (Saône-et-Loire). GRTgaz plans to connect six injection stations to its network in 2017 and is working on the development of injection capabilities thanks to “reverse flow” as well as the development of 2nd generation biomethane from gasification.

Natural gas vehicle (NGV), ecological and competitive

Natural gas and biomethane are excellent fuels in a compressed (CNG) or liquefied (LNG) form. Fuel gas is an efficient solution for reducing greenhouse gas emissions and improving air quality in urban areas. Based on a mature technology and an expanding vehicle offering, NGV provides competitive and flexible solutions to all fleet managers which are gradually disengaging from 100% diesel. GRTgaz is promoting the emergence of NVG by taking part in various studies regarding the necessary infrastructure and by assisting with their development.

Microjoule Vehicle at the EducEco Challenge in Valenciennes

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Power to Gas:storing renewable energy

Power to Gas consists of converting renewable electricity into gas to provide a storage solution. In practical terms this means that wind and solar facilities produce electricity, but not always when consumers need it. Power to Gas uses surplus electricity to produce hydrogen by water electrolysis. The hydrogen can then be combined with carbon dioxide (CO2) to obtain synthetic methane, with properties identical to those of natural gas. The process also provides a recycling solution for carbon dioxide gas. The hydrogen or synthetic methane thus produced can then be injected into the gas transmission network.

GRTgaz is planning to commission a first Power to Gas demonstrator connected to its Fos-sur-Mer network in 2018.

By… 2030

… 2050

10% of gas consumed should be of renewable origin in France.

In France, 10% of vehicles could run on gas.

Potentially all green gases combined could account for over 70% of the gas transported in France.

HEAD OFFICE Immeuble Bora 6, rue Raoul-Nordling 92270 Bois-Colombes Cedex 01 55 66 40 00

PROCUREMENT, SUPPLY, LOGISTICS DEPARTMENT Immeuble Clever 7, rue du 19 mars 1962 92322 Gennevilliers Cedex 01 56 04 01 00

VAL DE SEINE TERRITORY 2, rue Pierre Timbaud 92238 Gennevilliers Cedex 01 40 85 20 77

CENTRE ATLANTIC TERRITORY 10, quai Émile-Cormerais BP 70252 44818 Saint-Herblain 02 40 38 85 00

RHÔNE MEDITERRANEAN TERRITORY 33, rue Pétrequin BP 6407 69413 Lyon Cedex 06 04 78 65 59 90

NORTH EAST TERRITORY 24, quai Sainte-Catherine 54000 Nancy 03 83 85 35 52

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