TRANS-EUROPEAN ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS. THE CASE OF THE NORTH-SOUTH GAS CORRIDOR
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Data
2016
Inny tytuł
Typ
Artykuł recenzyjny
Autorzy
Redaktor
dc.contributor.advisor
Dyscyplina PBN
Informatyka techniczna i telekomunikacja
Czasopismo lub seria
Humanities and Social Sciences quarterly
ISSN
2300-5327
2300-9918
2300-9918
ISBN
DOI
10.7862/rz.2016.hss.13
Strona internetowa
Wydawca
Wydawca
Wydanie
23
Numer
1
Strony od-do
191-202
Tytuł monografii
item.page.defence
Tytuł tomu
Opis
Rodzaj licencji
Abstrakt (en)
Energy security is a major element of a country’s national security system. Energy
security hinges in particular on energy infrastructure, i.e. transmission, distribution, and
storage facilities. There are at least two factors that determine the importance of energy
infrastructure as an element of the national security system. One refers to the need to
provide regular and uninterrupted supplies of natural gas. The other largely determines the
role of the country in a given region. Consequently, energy infrastructure is a sine qua non
prerequisite to ensuring energy security. Given the changes on the international arena and an
ever growing demand for natural gas in the member states of the Visegrad Group, there is a
pressing need to further develop infrastructural links. The North-South Gas Corridor which
spans Poland, Czech Republic, Hungary, Slovenia, Croatia, and Romania, is an investment
project aimed at increasing energy security in the region by diversifying the sources of
natural gas. However, in view of the ever changing political situation, crucial questions
need to be raised. What will be the significance of this investment for the EU and,
specifically, for the countries involved in carrying it out? What are the opportunities offered
when the project is completed? Will the proposed gas corridor have an effect on the
geopolitical situation of Central Europe?
This article is an attempt at answering these questions. It is divided into three parts. The
first part focuses on common features of the states which participate in the project. The
second part analyses the progress made so far, and the third part discusses the role of the
corridor for the EU and for the member states of the Visegrad Group.