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LINKS BETWEEN OUR ENERGIES

ACTIVITY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT REPORT

2015

2015 Activity and Sustainable Development Report _1

CONTENTS GRTgazWORKING FOR A SECURE AND COMPETITIVE ENERGY SUPPLY

AND TOMORROW’S ENERGY SOLUTION

01. Profile

02. The GRTgaz transmission network

04. Interview with Thierry Trouvé, CEO

06. The Management Committee & Governance

08. The context of our operations

10. Principles governing regulated tariffs

TRANSITION & SOLUTIONS

14. Win-win exchanges

16. Gas goes organic

18. Particle-free fuels

20. Storing electricity from renewable sources

22. What about community levels?

24. And what about GRTgaz itself?

INFRASTRUCTURES & MARKETS

28. The North zone: more open

30. The South zone: simpler

32. Europe: more integrated

34. International business: a new direction

STAKEHOLDERS

37. Customers

38. Territorial authorities

42. Farmers

44. Suppliers

46. Staff

48. Close-up on safety

2015: ACTIVITIES ON THE GRTgaz NETWORK

52. Environmental and social data

54. Financial data

56. Your local GRTgaz representatives

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2,959 —

EMPLOYEES

€624 M—

INVESTED

€1,956 M €1,076 M €341 M —

REVENUES —

EBITDA —

NET INCOME

GRTgaz is a European leader in natural gas transmission and a world expert in gas trans-mission networks and systems.

It owns and operates the gas transmission net-

work throughout most of France, and it manages

the transmission network in Germany, thus help-

ing to ensure correct operation of the gas supply

system and executing public service missions to

guarantee continuity of consumer supplies.

Its network is one of the most densely intercon-

nected systems in Europe. It provides access to

diversified gas sources, encourages develop-

ment of gas supplies from renewable sources and

facilitates exchanges at European, national and

regional levels.

GRTgaz thus contributes to the enhancement

of energy solidarity between territories, energy

security for France and the rest of Europe, and

construction of a European energy market that

is integrated, efficient and competitive.

The energy transition is under way. It has to

reconcile security and reductions in green-

house gas emission levels with competi-

tiveness. The gas infrastructures have a

key role to play in meeting these challenges.

Our goal at GRTgaz is to place our network, our

offer and our expertise at the service of energy

solutions with a future in France, in Europe and

around the world.

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THE GRTgaz TRANSMISSION

NETWORK

Discreet. Our underground pipelines, whose presence is only shown above ground by yellow markers, blend in with the environment for local residents, activities carried out locally, the scenery and biodiversity.

Connected. Linked to the liquefied natural gas terminals on the Atlantic, North Sea and Mediterranean coasts, to the Norwegian, Belgian, and German transmission networks, to the Italian network via Switzerland, to the Spanish network via the TIGF network, and to the storage facilities in France, our network provides access to diversified gas sources and facilitates energy exchanges between European countries.

Powerful. Our network can instantaneously supply a power level that is 50% higher than the electricity transmission network during periods of peak consumption.

Transparent. Available on computers, tablets or smartphones, our GRTgaz+ application provides all the data on our network activities to anyone, anywhere.

Efficient. Our network consumes less than 0.5% of the energy that it transmits and emits less than 0.80 g of equivalent CO2 per kWh transmitted. On average, transmission represents 7% of the final consumer’s gas bill including VAT(1).

Certified. We hold an ISO 9001 certification covering our activities. 22 of our 27 compressor and interconnection stations hold ISO 14001 certifications. We hold an ISO 50001 certification covering our energy management system. Our wayleave management and our actions in favour of ecological systems are recognised under the French national strategy for biodiversity.

A safe, efficient, environmentally friendly way of transmitting, exchanging and storing large quantities of energy.

OUR CUSTOMERS

IN 2015

130 — SHIPPERS

589.9 TWh — TRANSMITTED AND DELIVERED

17 — CONNECTED DISTRIBUTION NETWORK OPERATORS

771 TWh —TRADED

768 — CONNECTED INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS, INCLUDING 12 GAS-FIRED POWER PLANTS

(1) CRE observatory of the electricity and gas markets, 4th quarter 2015 – Cost items covered by bills at the regulated tariff for sales of gas at 31 December 2015.

Fosmax LNGElengy

Elengy

Gassco

Fluxys

Fluxswiss

Gaznat

GRTgaz Deutschland Open Grid Europe

Dunkirk LNG

TIGF

Pitgam

Cuvilly

Beynes

Évry-Grégy

Cherré

Auvers-le-Hamon Nozay

Laprade

Chazelles

Roussines

Saint-Victor

Vindecy

Bréal Dierrey-Saint-Julien

Obergailbach

Laneuvelotte

Morelmaison

Voisines

Palleau

Étrez

Saint-Avit

La Bégude-de-Mazenc

CourthézonSaint-Martin-de-Crau

Fontenay-Mauvoisin

Arleux-en-Gohelle

Entre-DeGuiers

Dunkirk

Pitgam

Taisnières

Cuvilly

Évry-Grégy

Cherré

Auvers-le-Hamon Nozay

Laprade

Cruzy

Brizambourg Chazelles

Roussines

Saint-Victor

Vindecy

Bréal Dierrey-Saint-Julien

Obergailbach

Oltingue

Laneuvelotte

Morelmaison

Voisines

Palleau

Étrez

Saint-Avit

La Bégude-de-Mazenc

CourthézonSaint-Martin-de-Crau

Fos-CavaouFos-Tonkin

Entre-Deux-Guiers

Fontenay-Mauvoisin

Montoir-de-Bretagne

Lamothe-Montravel

Arleux-en-Gohelle

UNITED KINGDOM

SPAIN

BELGIUM

GERMANY

SWITZERLAND

ITALY

Hondschoote

Mittelbrunn

Gernsheim

Rimpar

RothenstadtWaidhaus

Oberkappel

MAP OF THE GRTgaz NETWORK IN 2015

Transmission network (France)

Transmission network (Germany)

27 compressor stations (France) 599 MW of installed capacity

6 compressor stations (Germany) Participation in Megal (1,161 km of high-pressure pipelines)

7 interconnections with the adjacent networks

4 interconnections with LNG terminals

Direction of natural gas flow

Adjacent transmission and LNG terminal operators

INTERVIEW WITH THIERRY TROUVÉ

CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

What do you retain from 2015?2015 constitutes a key phase for gas competitive-ness in France. We invested 624 million euros and commissioned new facilities on time and without any budget overruns. In the North, the Dunkirk LNG terminal was connected; the GRTgaz “core network” and the interconnections with the adja-cent networks were reinforced to absorb these new flows. With the new France-Belgium link, shippers can now transmit up to 8 billion m3 of gas to Belgium per year.In the South, the possibilities for trading with Spain were reinforced with commissioning of new capacities by TIGF(1) and we jointly set up a shared market area for the South of France, TRS (Trading Region South): a first in Europe.Lastly, the decision to build the Val de Saône pipe-line was made. The GRTgaz North and TRS zones will thus be able to merge in 2018, completing the establishment of a single wholesale market in France. During that period, the volumes traded on our net-work grew by 20%, reflecting the dynamism of the wholesale market. Gas consumption rose in all the fields of use, and especially for electricity generation as a replacement for coal, thus avoiding the emis-sion of 14 million tonnes of CO2. The conversions from oil-fired to gas-fired plants decided on by our industrial customers in 2015 also translated into savings of 380,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. The total reaches 471,000 tonnes of CO2 saved when we add the biomethane injected into the networks and the supplies for gas-fuelled vehicles in France.The “3rd gas revolution”, involving gas from renew-able sources, is under way. We commissioned the first biomethane injection station in our network and, in the context of COP21, we launched a major project covering the storage of electricity from

renewable sources in the form of methane. This Power to Gas demonstrator is the first of its kind at an industrial level in France: installed at Fos-sur-Mer, Jupiter 1000 is to be put into service in 2018.The 2015-2018 public service contract, signed with the French State at the end of 2015, formal-ises the contribution expected of GRTgaz regard-ing the energy transition. In what ways did the Company progress during the financial year? We progressed in all the fields of corporate social responsibility, starting with preoccupation of safety at work for our staff and people working on our sites. The more transversal organisation implemented in 2015 has made its contribution by harmonizing practices. Our ISO14001 certification has been renewed, and our energy management system has obtained an ISO 5001 certification. We have published our CSR commitments charter, signed the Suppliers’ social responsibility charter, obtained the Diversity quality label, and developed our resources covering dialogue with our stakeholders.

And what are your current orientations?The negotiations covering the future tariff for access to the transmission network, which will come into effect in 2017, constitute a structuring issue for the coming years. In particular, we would like to obtain new resources in order to be able to provide suitable solutions for territorial author-ities and industrial concerns. This is what led us to prepare our corporate project that is to replace

Chorus 2016: it will set out the ambitions behind our strategy of contribution to the energy transition and our development objectives in Europe.Reconciling energy security and competitive-ness with the fight against global warming and pollutant emissions is a shared issue. In Europe and in many other regions of the world, natural gas or gas from renewable sources constitute the best option for reaching these objectives at an early date and at the lowest possible cost, to replace more polluting energy sources for heat-ing, in industry, transport or electric power gen-eration. That is how we will be able to maximise the share of energy from renewable sources in our national consumption, replace imported gas with gas produced locally from renewable sources, at the lowest possible cost for society, the environ-ment and citizens, because we can use existing infrastructures.

Over the last ten years, with the opening of the markets, the gas infrastructures have been renewed in depth, to become a key factor of sta-bility for the French energy system. These powerful, modern installations are sized to provide the spatial and temporal flexibility that is essential to the suc-cess of the energy transition. Joint global reflection that rises above prejudice is essential. From a tax standpoint, it is necessary to stop the taxation of biomethane as though it were a fossil fuel, or to avoid imposing, in France alone, a carbon tax that would lead to the impor-tation of electricity generated from far more harmful sources. As regards heating regulations, through which, under the pretext of banning the use of gas for heating in new houses, we could well end up further accentuating peak electricity demand, with its attendant problems of high car-

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(1) TIGF deals with storage and transmission of natural gas in 15 départements in south-west France.

“We progressed in all the fields of corporate social responsibility, starting with preoccupation of safety at work for our staff and people working on our sites.”

bon emissions and overloaded electricity networks. Above all, we have to innovate and work with the territorial authorities to find concrete solutions that enhance complementarity between the electricity and gas supply systems, with the aim of building a new hybrid, decentralised model based on gas infrastructures that are able to provide connectivity and make good use of the full potential of new energy sources.


THE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE

AT 1 MAY 2016

GOVERNANCE

A Joint-Stock Company set up in 2005, GRTgaz is almost 75% owned by ENGIE, with about 25% owned by the Société d’Infrastructures Gazières (a publicly owned consortium made up of CNP assurances, CDC Infrastructure and the Caisse des Dépôts) and 0.35% owned by the Company’s staff.The positions of chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer are split up. The board members are appointed for five-year terms. A board members’ charter sets out each member’s rights and duties.

The board is made up of 17 members:14 board members appointed by the General Meeting of shareholders:• 9 representatives of the ENGIE group;• 3 representatives of the Société d’Infrastructures Gazières;• 2 independent board members.3 board members representing the salaried staff.

The following persons also attend the board meetings, but without any voting rights:• A commissioner of the French government;• The CEO of GRTgaz;• A representative of the central labour-management committee;• The Head of Conformity (art. L. 111-34 of the French Energy Code).

The board is organised in 3 consultative committees:• The investments committee examines the investment policy and gives an overall opinion on the investment plans;• The audit committee makes sure that the accounting methods are pertinent, examines the accounts and the financial plans and gives an overall opinion on them, evaluates the efficacy and quality of the internal control, examines the significant risks and commitments on which it can issue an opinion, in particular in the light of the provisions applicable to an independent transmission network operator;• The remunerations and selection committee examines and issues an opinion on the remuneration of the board members and the CEO, and on the candidates for these positions.

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01. Thierry Trouvé / Chief Executive Officer

02. Olivier Aubert / Chief Strategy and Marketing Officer

03. Jean-Jacques Ciazynski / Chief Operating Officer

04. Rémy Coin / Director of Legal Affairs

05. Pierre Duvieusart / Chief Financial Officer

06. Hervé Rambaud / Human Resources Director

07. Pierre Astruc / General Secretary

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THE CONTEXT OF OUR OPERATIONS

Gas transmission in Europe is regulated. GRTgaz performs its activities in France under the control

of the Energy Regulation Commission.

Regulation: who does what?

In Europe The “third energy package” sets the access con-

ditions to gas infrastructures and the common rules applicable to the natural gas market in Europe. The Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regu-

lators (ACER) defines the harmonisation guidelines for the gas market. The European Network of Transmission System

Operators for Gas (ENTSOG) draws up the network codes, which set out the common operating rules. It monitors coordination of investments, and every two years it publishes a ten-year European network development plan and a regional investment plan, in collaboration with three regional initiative groups (GRI) North-West, South/South-East and South, responsible for encouraging the development of interconnected regional markets.

EUROPEAN NETWORK CODES: WHAT IS THE CURRENT SITUATION?

– Congestion management (CMP)

In force since August 2012.

– Balancing

In force since October 2015.

– Capacities allocation (CAM)

In force since November 2015.

- “Incremental Capacities” Amendment

(INC) Currently being drawn up.

– Interoperability (INT)

In force since May 2016.

– Network access tariffs (TAR)

Currently being drawn up.

2015-2024: 10TH TEN-YEAR PLAN FOR DEVELOPMENT

GRTgaz has invested almost 5.9 billion euros in its

transmission network over ten years, including over

2 billion during the 2013-2015 period, which places it

among the biggest infrastructure investors in France.

The main projects for the period up to 2018

are as follows:

- Completing reinforcement of the network linked

to the commission of the new LNG terminal at Dunkirk

in 2016;

- Commissioning of the Val de Saône and Gascogne-

Midi facilities that will enable creation of a single

wholesale market in France in 2018;

- Creation of an entry capacity from Switzerland

and Italy in 2018.

As from 2020, the development projects envisioned,

but not yet adopted, would enable further

integration of the French market with the rest of

Europe, whether this is done via land-based input

points or via the French terminals on the Atlantic

and Mediterranean coasts.

Certified independenceCertified as an independent transmission operator (ITO) by the CRE, GRTgaz meets the obligations of independence and autonomy covering net-work operators controlled by a vertically integrated Company.

Verified good conductOur code of good conduct guarantees customers that: Network access conditions are transparent by

providing everyone with the same information accessible at grtgaz.com; Everyone is treated completely equally, from res-

ervation of transmission capacities to dealing with complaints; Commercially sensitive information is kept

confidential; A 10-year network development plan execution

compliant with the requirements of the French Energy Code; Our obligations of independence and autonomy

are fullfilled over the long term.

In France The French Energy Code transposes European

rules into French law. The French Energy Regulation Commission (CRE)

controls its application. Every year we submit a ten-year network development plan to this commission. The CRE verifies that the plan is coherent with the Entsog plan and checks that the binding three-year investments are realized. Since October 2011, GRTgaz has appointed a

Head of Conformity, who is in charge of monitoring the conformity of its practices with the obligations of independence to which the Company is subjected. The Head of Conformity reports to the regulator. In particular, he draws up an annual report available on the GRTgaz Web site.

Bertrand LombardHEAD OF CONFORMITY,HAS HELD THE POSITION SINCE 1 FEBRUARY 2015

Bertrand Lombard ensures compliance with the Group’s undertakings and reports on them to the CRE in an annual report that is available on the GRTgaz Web site.


PRINCIPLES GOVERNING REGULATED TARIFFS

Determined by the CRE, the transmission network access tariffs cover the operating expenses and remunerate the investments.

The CRE verifies the efficiency of the costs borne by users, approves the investment programmes and verifies that they are executed.

Investment decisions in the context of the obligations for a public service Responsible for strategic infrastructures for energy security, our public service obligations condition part of our investments: In France, the network must be able to cope with peaks during unusually

cold weather; In Europe, the interconnections between countries must be able to

transit gas in both directions in order to provide alternatives in the event that a supply source is cut off.

The 2013-2016 tariff (ATRT5)The tariff grid is based on an “entry-exit” structure with two balancing zones: The North Zone and the South Zone. Adjusted on April 1 each year, the tariff ensures that regulated assets earn real pre-tax remuneration of 6.5% plus 3% over 10 years, subject to CRE approval, for projects that improve the operation and integration of the gas market: in this respect, the Val-de-Saône project, which is necessary for the merger of the North and South zones, and the decentralised odorisation project in order to transmit gas to Germany or Belgium, have been approved by a CRE deliberation granting this premium.

Incentive regulationGRTgaz is financially motivated to control the cost of its major projects, increase its productivity and improve the quality of its services. This last factor is evaluated on the basis of 5 criteria during the period covered by the current tariff: metering accuracy for the gas transmitted and delivered, optimisation of maintenance, compliance with deadlines for connecting industrial customers, availability of the Internet portals, reliability of the forecasts covering daily gas consumption and market information published.

CONSULTATION: THE WEB SITE GOES MOBILE

GRTgaz runs a permanent

system involving consultations

with all the market players. An

orientation committee sets out

the work programme and nine

working groups seek consensus

covering that number of

themes of common interest.

All the customers of GRTgaz

and TIGF can access the work,

which is published on the Web

site concertationgaz.com. In

2015, the site was made mobile

in a more ergonomic version

enriched with new functions.

CLOSE-UP ONTHE 2015-2018 PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACT FOR GRTgaz

On 30 November 2015, GRTgaz signed its 2015-2018 public service contract, the

first one concluded directly with the French State(1). The public service missions

for GRTgaz and the signatories’ undertakings are set out in detail and grouped

around 7 themes.

1. Security of supply and continuity of transmission.

2. Development of the French network – integration/attractiveness

of the French gas market.

3. Promotion of gas and development of new uses for gas.

4. Relations with customers and stakeholders.

5. Safety.

6. Environment.

7. Research and development.

This contract reaffirms the importance given to consultation, industrial security

and safety, and also to efficient management of the gas infrastructures that

shows respect for the environment and biodiversity.

It formalises the French State’s backing for the actions carried out by GRTgaz

in favour of the energy transition and new uses for gas: gas fuel, biomethane,

storage of electricity in the form of hydrogen and synthesised methane (Power

to Gas), and an intelligent, transparent network (smart grid).

It specifies that the costs of these actions must be taken into account by

the regulation system.

(1) GRTgaz was previously included in the public service contract for Gaz de France, and then for GDF SUEZ, since renamed ENGIE.


TRANSITION& SOLUTIONSGRTgaz PLAYS AN ACTIVE PART IN THE ENERGY TRANSITION

IT PROMOTES EFFICIENT USES OF NATURAL GAS

AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF GAS FROM RENEWABLE

SOURCES, ENHANCES ITS ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL

PERFORMANCE LEVELS AND UNDERTAKES, WITH OTHER

TRANSMITTERS, TO ENSURE CARBON-NEUTRAL GAS

SUPPLIES FOR EUROPE BY 2050.

Seine crossing on the Arc de Dierrey work site, between Villeneuve-la-Lionne (Marne département) and Dierrey-Saint-Julien (Aube département).

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WIN-WIN EXCHANGES

As a partner for industrial performance, GRTgaz attaches great importance to ensuring that its customers benefit in full from

the economic and ecological strengths of natural gas.

“When it replaces fuels with high carbon emission levels or helps to support integration of energy from renewable sources, natural gas is a good alternative for progressive decarbonisation of the energy supply system”, as the International Energy Agency(1) points out. Indeed, a lot can be done for the climate and air quality by replacing heating oil and coal with gas. Gas combustion is free of dust emissions; it reduces CO2 emissions by 45% as compared with coal and 35% as compared with heating oil, and reduces NOx emissions by 70% and SO2 emissions by 80%. What is more, gas does not have to be stored on the spot, and the maintenance levels required for its installations are low. In the face of ever more stringent regulations covering emissions and energy efficiency, our experts can provide their skills to answer concerns regarding industrial projects involving conversion to natural gas. In 2015, such conversions by customers connected to our network represented 4.4 TWh, avoiding emissions of 380,000 tonnes of CO2, i.e. a contribution equivalent to that of about 2,500 wind turbines with capacities of 2 MW. Moreover, our customers can monitor the exact levels of CO2 emissions linked to gas consumption at each industrial facility, on the secure Trans@ction portal: our calculations take into account the characteristics of the gas delivered to each metering point. The accuracy of the measurements made on the spot, their remote transmission and the

energy calculations made by our IS are covered by our ISO 9001 certification. Our QUALIPgaz service enables facilities that are sensitive to variations in gas parameters to obtain information in advance in order to optimise their settings. All this information is gathered and shared via a transmission network whose instrumentation and communication are constantly being enhanced: we handle over 28 million data items every day.

55% increase in levels of gas-fired electricity generationBoosted by the fall in gas prices, gas-fired power plants generated 22.1 TWh in 2015, i.e. 65% of the electricity generated by thermal plants in France, thus avoiding emissions of 14 million tonnes of CO2 as compared with coal-fired plants. There is also another advantage: gas facilitates the development of energy from intermittent renewable sources by enhancing the security of electricity supplies in the areas covered. When solar- or wind-powered generation levels are insufficient, gas-fired power plants can take over from them instantaneously with minimum emission and maximum efficiency levels. We supply them with the necessary reliability and flexibility, in particular during periods of peak electricity demand(2). By contributing to the balance of the electricity supply system, the gas system becomes a major component of the smart grid, tomorrow’s intelligent, integrated energy system.

GRTgaz+A NEW APPLICATION TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT LOTS OF THINGS

Available on smartphones,

GRTgaz+ provides information

about what is going on at

any given time on the GRTgaz

network: hourly consumption

levels and levels per type of

consumers; feed and delivery

flows depending on the origin

of the gas; market prices; and

any supply problems on the

network over the next five days

during the winter. GRTgaz+ is

easy to use and accurate, and

it also features analyses and

comparisons with prior periods.

INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE CLUBS

These meetings, which are

sectoral or dedicated to

transversal questions such

as gas supplies or metering,

enable industrialists to

share their experiences and

catch up with the latest

information. We monitor

changes in regulations

and check up on the best

techniques available for

major gas consumers:

agro-food, chemicals,

steelworks, paper mills,

electricity generation,

etc. We also participate

in the development of new

generations of equipment

such as burners with very

low NOx emission levels

that will enable industrial

facilities to comply

with future regulatory

constraints.

Laurent Denis-Lutard LACTALIS, MANAGEMENT ASSISTANT IN THE ENERGY DIVISION

“We have decided to switch

from heavy oil to natural gas

for the heating system at

our Bouvron cheese factory.

Because it is located a long way

away from the transmission

network, the facility can only

be supplied via the distribution

network. To make this possible,

it was necessary to set up an

interconnection station on the

transmission network. GRTgaz

was able to keep the lead

times as short as possible by

anticipating the design work and

the administrative procedures.”

380,000— TONNES OF CO2 AVOIDED IN INDUSTRY IN 2015 THANKS TO SWITCHES FROM OIL TO GAS

(1) World Energy Outlook 2015.(2) In France, a one-degree drop in temperatures triggers an average increase in electricity consumption of 2,300 MW: development of gas-fired heating helps to smooth out these peaks and hence limit the sizing of the electricity system, which depends to a great extent on such peak levels.

* CPCU covers the heating and domestic hot water requirements of the equivalent of 500,000 housing units in Paris and 15 other municipalities in the Paris region. CPCU is connected to the gas distribution network of GRDF, which executed various projects to adapt and reinforce its network in order to connect installations of that size in urban areas.

Marc BarrierCOMPAGNIE PARISIENNE DE CHAUFFAGE URBAIN (CPCU*)CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

“Since 1 January 2016, we have

reoriented our energy mix to cross

the threshold of 50% of Energy from

renewable sources (geothermal energy,

solid and liquid biomass, biogas, etc.) and

enhance air quality preservation levels.

Thus heating oil has been removed

completely from our energy mix with

conversion to natural gas of the plants

at Paris Bercy, Vaugirard, Grenelle,

Ivry-sur-Seine and Kremlin-Bicêtre.”


SMET 71 – TERREALTHE CIRCULAR ECONOMY IN SYNERGY MODE

Terreal has been a partner

of SMET 71 since 1994. After

transferring exhausted

quarries to SMET 71 for

creation of a disposal centre

for non-hazardous waste

(ISDND), it decided to locate

its new tile factory in Chagny

to reduce its carbon footprint

thanks to biomethane.

Terreal buys all the ECOCEA

production at the tariff

fixed under a government

order. With these revenues,

amounting to over 2 million

euros per year for 15 years,

SMET 71 partially finances

the extra cost of household

waste treatment and

amortises its industrial tool:

an investment of 44 million

euros, including 4 million

euros for biomethane

purification, compression

and injection, together with

the cost of connection to

the GRTgaz network and the

injection station, amounting

to 0.98 million euros. Terreal

has reduced its CO2 emissions

by about 5,800 tonnes per

year and it will recover the

extra cost of purchase for

biomethane thanks to the

compensation mechanism

implemented by the public

authorities in 2011.

82 GWh — OF BIOMETHANE INJECTED

15,000 t of CO2

— AVOIDED IN 2015*

Biomethane is a purified biogas that is given off during fermentation of organic matter(1). It presents the same properties as natural gas and can be injected in the gas networks. This enables consumers to access gas from renewable sources without having to modify their installations. A territorial project par excellence, methanation enables profitable recovery of local resources in a facility: it recycles waste, reduces greenhouse gas emissions, earns revenues and creates jobs that cannot be relocated, and reduces accordingly the amounts of natural gas imported. Biomethane production also creates a natural fertiliser, digestate, which can replace chemical fertilisers.In France, biomethane is covered by a purchasing obligation whose tariff is set for 15 years. A guarantee of origin certifies the renewable nature of the MWhs sold to customers wishing to buy “green gas”. The French law on the energy transition aims at obtaining 10% of gas from renewable sources by 2030 and the application order dated 24 April 2016 sets the objective for biomethane injection in the networks at 8 TWh by 2023. With biomethane, the territorial and local authorities, industry and the farming world join the virtuous circle of the circular economy: we are doing all in our power to facilitate its development. Our Réso’Vert interactive online map displays the injection possibilities, and we put our technical expertise at the service

of project managers. 22 design study agreements have been signed since 2011. Execution of 3 to 5 projects per year should enable injection of between 0.6 and 1 TWh per year into our network in 2020.

Initial injection of biomethane into the transmission network This took place in September 2015 in Chagny (Saône-et-Loire département) that houses the sorting, methanation and composting unit owned and run by SMET 71, the inter-municipality entity in charge of waste disposal for a population of 315,000 in the eastern sector of the département. 73,000 tonnes of household waste and 8,000 tonnes of organic waste are thus recycled by ECOCEA. Production capacity: 2.6 million m3 of biomethane, i.e. 21 GWh per year, and 27,000 tonnes of compost, taking organic waste and digestate together. Emissions avoided: 5,800 tonnes of CO2 per year. The injection station meters the energy, checks the biomethane characteristics, odorises it and injects up to 550 m3 per hour into the network. Direction: the Terreal tile factory 200 metres away. Biomethane now covers 1/3 of the gas consumption for the facility.

GAS GOES ORGANIC

100% renewable, 100% circular, biomethane lies well within the dynamics of the energy and ecological transition.

(1) Waste from households and collective catering, farming and agro-food waste, and organic waste from upkeep of gardens, parks and forests.

* Panorama of gas from renewable sources 2015 – GRDF, GRTgaz, SER, SPEGNN, TIGF – April 2016.

Cédric de Saint-Jouan GROUP VOL-VCHAIRMAN

“We set up Vol-V Biomass

with the ambition of

becoming one of the major

biomethane producers in

France. We firmly believe

in this non-intermittent,

storable, renewable energy

source that adds value to

local resources.

The contract covering

connection to the GRTgaz

network for the future

Kastellin plant in Chateaulin

(29) has been signed. Initially,

it will value 30,000 tonnes

of mainly agro-food and

agricultural waste, avoiding

emission of 6,100 tonnes of

CO2, and inject about 22 GWh

of biomethane per year.”


PARTICLE-FREE FUELS

Gas fuel is an available, economical solution that meets the goals of public health and combating global warming.

WORLD RECORD FOR ENERGY SAVINGS USING CNG FOR MICROJOULE

Almost 2,552 km covered with

the equivalent of 1 litre of

petrol! In May 2015, powered

by CNG (compressed natural

gas) MicroJoule, the prototype

built by students at the

La Joliverie High School,

in Nantes, surpassed all the

other vehicles with internal

combustion engines entered

in the 30th edition of the

Shell Eco-marathon.

This competition, which sets

a challenge for students

involving the design,

construction and driving

of vehicles to cover the

greatest possible distance

with a minimum level of fuel

consumption, was opened up

for the first time to engines

powered by natural gas. For

this initial attempt, GRTgaz

was the partner of these

young champions of energy

efficiency. MicroJoule, present

on our stand at the World

gas congress and among

the Solutions for the climate

presented during COP21, will

attempt to set a new record

in 2016 for the benefit of gas

fuel as an efficient, ecological

solution.

Almost 20 million vehicles worldwide are powered by natural gas (NGV) or biomethane (BioNGV) in the compressed form (CNG) or the liquefied form (LNG) with major benefits for the environment, health and the quality of life, especially in urban areas. Gas fuel emits 20 to 25% less CO2 than petrol, and up to 10% less than diesel fuel, and its carbon footprint is even smaller with bioNG for vehicles. Combustion of NGV produces low levels of nitrogen oxides, hardly any fine particles, which are responsible for air pollution, and no smells or smoke, and the engines are twice as quiet as diesel engines.

Vehicles powered by CNG and LNG thus comply with the Euro 6 standard without filtration, and gas fuel is cheaper; these aspects constitute as many economic advantages. Lastly, vehicles of this type are not hampered by any access restrictions. From small city cars to heavy goods vehicles, gas-powered engines are available throughout all the segments with filling times and ranges that users find satisfactory: about 400 km and 800 km with twin carburation systems for light vehicles, and up to 1,000 km for the latest LNG heavy goods vehicles. However, due to a lack of a network of NGV stations open to the public in sufficient numbers(1), development of gas-powered mobility is hampered in France.

The European directive on Aternative Fuels Infrastructure (AFI)(2) is likely to spur changes in the situation. It asks Member states to deploy alternative fuel distribution infrastructures by 2020, including gas and hydrogen, and ask for a national action plan on the subject in 2016.

GRTgaz is committed to developing NGV and bioNGVWe are intent on boosting this ecological alternative. As a member of the European and French NGV associations, and jointly with the field of activity, we are building up an overview covering development of NGV and the necessary refuelling infrastructures by 2020-2025(3). In France, the requirements for 2020 are estimated at 250 public stations, mainly aimed at regional transport of goods. We are promoting NGV and bioNGV among territorial authorities, and public and private fleet operators, and we are participating in studies covering the infrastructures necessary at local levels. We have signed an agreement with General Electric to encourage development of a French national network of CNG stations. We have decided to increase our internal fleet of vehicles running on NGV from 10% to 20% by 2020.

Matthias Maedge SECRETARY GENERAL NGVA EUROPE

“Gas fuel is a quick,

economical solution for

cutting carbon emission

levels from road transport

vehicles and improving air

quality. The Directive on

alternative fuels will enable

major development in the

near future and the vehicle

manufacturers’ offer will

give the market a fresh

boost. And yet too many

fleet operators are still

unaware of the economic

and environmental

advantages of gas as a fuel.

Consumer information, and

coordination of policies

to provide cross-border

connections are among the

decisive issues.”

Clément Chandon IVECO EUROPEHEAD OF DEVELOPMENT FOR NGV

“With the falls in gas prices,

accelerated depreciation, the

determination of major brands

to shrink their carbon footprint,

development of the network

of LNG and CNG stations and

the actual availability of bioNG

for vehicles, gas fuel is fast

becoming THE solution

for the energy transition as

regards road transport.

We are progressively moving

from a niche market of

municipal vehicles to a mass

market for urban, regional and

international transport systems,

and we are ready. NG powered

vehicles could account for 20 to

25% of our sales of heavy goods

vehicles in France.”

10%— OF VEHICLES COULD BE GAS-POWERED FUEL IN FRANCE IN 2030

For 2020— THE AFGNV* IS AIMING AT 250 PUBLIC STATIONS 30,000 VEHICLES, INCLUDING 11,000 HEAVY GOODS VEHICLES

* French association promoting natural gas for vehicles.

(1) 43 at end February 2016.(2) Directive 2014/94 – “Alternative Fuels Infrastructure”.(3) See Map of LNG infrastructures for vehicles in France 2020-2025, AFGNV March 2016.


THE PROSPECTS FOR POWER TO GAS (1)

Power to Gas encourages

development of solar and

wind power by facilitating

balancing of the electricity

networks and putting surplus

production to good use.

In France, the short- and

long-lived generation

surpluses could exceed

50 TWh by 2050. Electrolysis

could enable handling of

2 to 3 TWh in 2030 and 20 to

30 TWh by 2050. This would

represent 100, and later on

1,000 ten-MW Power to Gas

facilities operating for 2,500

hours per year.

Wind turbine and solar power facilities generate electricity, but not always when we need it. Because there is no storage solution, the units are shut down, or the electricity is lost to avoid saturating the networks. Power to Gas provides a solution: the surplus electricity is used to produce hydrogen via water electrolysis. The gas infrastructures can absorb part of the hydrogen (H2) and 100% of the synthesised methane (CH4) obtained via methanation, by combining H2 and CO2, and featuring the same characteristics as natural gas. As its products are suitable for long-term, large-scale storage, Power to Gas provides a complement to the storage solutions covering a few hours to several days, such as batteries and energy-transfer pumping stations (ETPSs). It enables balancing of the electricity system by making full use of the wind and solar power capacities installed and the existing gas infrastructures: networks, storage facilities, gas-fired power plants, etc. It maximises the share of energy from renewable sources in electricity and gas consumption, by replacing imported gas with gas produced locally, entirely from renewable sources, and for all uses of gas, including electricity generation. Methanation also enables recycling of CO2 captured at industrial or biomethane production facilities.

Jupiter 1000, the first Power to Gas demonstrator connected to the gas transmission network in FranceGRTgaz has launched a pilot project with a capacity of 1 MWe to study the technical and economic validity of the process. Located at Fos-sur-Mer, on the PIICTO platform in Marseille’s harbor, Jupiter 1000 is the first project of the new Innovex incubator dedicated to the energy transition. It brings together McPhy Energy for electrolysis, Atmostat and the CEA (French atomic energy authority) for methanation, Leroux & Lotz for CO2 capture, which will be carried out at the Ascometal facility, CNR for supply of electricity from renewable sources, and TIGF and GRTgaz for coordination, overall engineering, metering and quality control for the gas produced, and injection in the network. The planned production capacities of Jupiter 1000 are 200 m3 of hydrogen and 25 m3 of synthesised methane per hour, injected into the natural gas transmission network. The project cost is estimated at 30 million euros, and 40% of the outlays will be financed by GRTgaz, 30% by its partners and 30% in the form of grants from the European Union FEDER Fund, the French State in the context of the Investments for the Future entrusted to the ADEME environment and energy control authority, and the Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur region. The Energy Regulation Commission (CRE) is also backing the project, which lies within the context of the energy transition and whose long-term end purpose is to diversify uses of the natural gas networks. Thus in July 2015, the CRE approved the investment budget of GRTgaz and TIGF, whose activities are regulated.Jupiter 1000 has been awarded a quality label by the Capenergies competitiveness cluster, and it is scheduled to come into service in 2018.

STORING ELECTRICITY FROM RENEWABLE SOURCES

Converting surplus electricity into gas for injection in the network:a massive long-term storage solution.

Pascal Mauberger MCPHY ENERGYCHAIRMAN

“The growing share of energy

from intermittent renewable

sources will create increasingly

delicate balancing problems for

the electricity system. We are

positioning ourselves on the

Power to Gas market with

electrolysers that convert surplus

electricity into hydrogen.

The Jupiter 1000 project is

preparing deployment of this new

industrial process. It will enable us

to examine the respective

advantages, for this use, of

alkaline electrolysis, a mature

process that is widely used in

industry, and PEM proton

exchange membrane electrolysis.

McPhy Energy will supply both

these types of electrolysers for

the demonstrator.”

Jean-Pierre Desaix ASCOMETAL FOS-SUR-MERFACILITY MANAGER

“ We have given the Jupiter 1000

project our full backing.

The Asco Industries group

holds ISO 14001 and ISO

50001 certification: supplying

the CO2 necessary for

production of synthesised

methane ties in with our

sustainable development

policy and highlights the

interest shown in ecology by a

steelworks Company like ours.

Moreover, the project will bring

us into the circular economy, as

some of the gas from renewable

sources could supply power for

our facilities. Via Jupiter 1000,

the whole PIICTO platform is

mobilizing for innovation.”

≈ 40 — POWER TO GASPROJECTS IN EUROPE(2)

137 TWh — THE GAS NETWORK STORAGE CAPACITY REPRESENTED 29% OF ELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION IN FRANCE IN 2015

(2) Sia Partners, “Power to Gas, a flexibility tool to accompany the transformation of the energy system”, January 2015.

(1) ADEME/GRDF/GRTgaz survey – September 2014.

IMPORT EXPORT NUCLEAR FUEL OIL, COAL HYDRAULIC WIND POWER

MOBILITYCOGENERATION CCGT*

IMPORTS STORAGE FACILITIES BIOMETHANE

N A T U R A L G A S N E T W O R K S

E L E C T R I C I T Y N E T W O R K S

PHOTOVOLTAIC

HYBRID HEATING

TO GASPOWER

* Combined-cycle gas turbine power plants


PROVENCE-ALPES- CÔTE D’AZUR:JUPITER 1000 MEETS THE ISSUES AT STAKE FOR THE REGION

4,845 MW of solar and

wind power targeted by

2030 as against 920 MW

connected at the end of

2015: Jupiter 1000 will

provide a solution covering

the flexibility and storage

needs stemming from such

large-scale development,

with beneficial effects for

the region. In particular,

we can mention local

production of hydrogen

and gas from renewable

sources, enhanced visibility

and attractiveness for

the PIICTO industrial park

that forms part of the

port of Marseille-Fos and

its Innovex innovation

platform, synergies with

the university environment,

increased competitiveness

for the local industrial

concerns with the expected

increase in carbon taxation

levels, and creation of jobs.

BRITTANY: THE TRANSITION IN ACTION

GRTgaz is backing the energy

transition for the region

within the framework of

an agreement covering a

three-year period. In 2015,

we contributed to the work

done by the Pays de Pontivy

local authority to develop

The French law covering the new territorial organisation of the Republic (NOTRE) gives new powers to the territorial authorities whose strategies and objectives at a regional level are set out in the Regional outline for climate, air, and energy (SRCAE) and specified in the Territorial climate and energy plans (PCAET). We are working alongside the territorial authorities. The regional mesh of our network facilitates the choice of natural gas in industry, transport, and electricity generation. We back a carbon cost that encourages all energy consumers to make citizen choices and we give priority to the development of gas from renewable sources: biomethane today, and hydrogen and synthesised methane tomorrow. In most cases, these fields of activity are based on local resources and an existing gas network. They boost the regional and local economy, competitiveness and attractiveness. By 2020, gas from renewable sources, including distribution of biomethane, could enable creation of 10,000 jobs in development and construction of the infrastructures, and 5,000 permanent jobs in their operation and maintenance(1). We participate in many special events in the regions to promote these solutions and we have joined forces with the territorial authorities in helping to give them concrete expression.

As a partner of the Nord - Pas-de-Calais Climate Observatory, we accompany the energy transition for the Brittany and Pays de Loire regions under agreements signed in 2014 and 2015.As an administrator of the Circular Economy Institute, in 2015 GRTgaz became a partner, for five years, of the “Prospective Modelling at the service of sustainable development” (MPDD) Chair backed by the Mines ParisTech and Ponts ParisTech Foundations. What is its vocation? To facilitate decision making as regards questions of energy policies, combating global warming and technological choices that are essential for the future of the regions.

100% carbon neutral gas by 2050? This could well be the case in France: the potential of the various systems for producing gas from renewable sources is estimated at more than 400 TWh for a consumption level of 421 TWh in 2015. To progress in this field at a European level, we have joined the Green Gas Initiative that brings together Transmission System Operators who share this goal: Energinet (Denmark), Fluxys (Belgium), Gasunie (Netherlands), Gaznat (Switzerland), GRTgaz (France), Ontras Gastransport (Germany) and Swedegas (Sweden). The gas network could hence become a vector for green gases (biomethane, synthesised methane stemming from Power to Gas) to further the energy transition at a regional level.

WHAT ABOUT COMMUNITY LEVELS?GRTgaz places its skills and its network at the service of the energy transition for the territorial authorities.

(1) Panorama of gas from renewable sources in 2015 – March 2016 – Energy from Renewable Sources Association, GRDF, GRTgaz, TIGF, SPEGNN.

* 2015 awareness barometer – Survey period 20 October – 9 November 2015, held among a representative sample of 601 regional decision makers.

72% — OF THE DECISION MAKERS FIND THAT GRTgaz IS CONTRIBUTING TO THE ENERGY TRANSITION*

methanation there.

We accompanied four

injection projects, two of

which involve plans to

collect production from

farms in trucks and take it

to a single treatment and

injection plant. We took part

in a gas mobility promotion

day at Locminé and a study

trip for the Breton carriers.


MINOPEX SUGGESTS THE BEST ROUTES

On the basis of the feed flows reported by the gas

shippers, the expected consumption levels according

to the forecasts made by GRTgaz and Météo France,

and technical data from the network, our software

program calculates the most economical routes

between the feed and delivery points. The CO2

emissions due to compression were reduced by about

9% between 2014 and 2015, thanks to the global

optimisation of the power sources used via the

Minopex tool and more favourable conditions.

GAS BOOSTER AVOIDS METHANE EMISSIONS

This system enables extraction of the gas

contained in a sector undergoing work or

maintenance and its re-injection into a pipeline

in service via a mobile compressor. Gas Booster

enabled us to avoid emissions of 5.3 million m3

of methane in 2015. More globally, we are aiming

to recover 60% of the gas concerned by work on

the existing network.

DRONES TO MONITOR GAS PIPELINES

Monitoring of specific points of the network

by drones has now been added to surveillance

flights by plane and helicopter, ground level

inspections and vigilance at the remote

monitoring centre, which is operational 24 hours

a day. This efficient, ecological solution provides

excellent views of the infrastructures in areas

that are difficult to access.The ISO 50001 certification of our energy management system and the renewal of our ISO 14001 certification give concrete expression to our ability to minimise our impacts and further enhance our efficiency levels. Operation of the transmission system accounts for over 95% of our greenhouse gas emissions(1). They are due to the energy used to power the compressors, the methane given off during maintenance and servicing work, and micro-leaks from the fittings on the 10,000 equipment units in the network.As regards compression, our use of the best technologies available has enabled us to halve our emissions of CO2 over the last ten years, and divide NOx emission levels by ten. The Minopex software program is a modelling tool that enables us to identify the most energy-efficient network configuration to execute the programme requested by the shippers. The Arc de Dierrey as of late 2016 and the Val de Saône pipeline as from 2018 will further enhance the energy efficiency of transmission by streamlining transit.Regarding methane emissions, the use of new techniques of inspection, repairs and recovery of gas that was previously vented off helps to steepen the ongoing fall in emission levels due to maintenance and servicing work. Micro-leaks, which were measured and analysed throughout the network in 2015, are being dealt with under an action plan with the aim of cutting them by 60% over three years.

AND WHAT ABOUT GRTgaz ITSELF?

Our network consumes less than 0.5% of the energy transmitted.We are actively seeking to further reduce its energy footprint.

(1) Scope 1 and 2.

- 5% — OF TONNES EQUIVALENT CO2 EMITTED AS COMPARED WITH 2014 (842,000 T EQ CO2 EMITTED IN 2015)

1.4 g— OF CO2 PER KWH TRANSMITTED

OUR QUALITY CERTIFICATION COVERS TRANSMISSION,

CONNECTIONS, DELIVERIES AND THE GAS CARRIED.

OUR ENVIRONMENT CERTIFICATION COVERS

THE MAIN COMPRESSION AND INTERCONNECTION STATIONS.

OUR ENERGY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM HAS HELD

CERTIFICATION SINCE NOVEMBER 2015.


Temporary storage in Estissac (Aube département) of pipes for construction of the Arc de Dierrey: a gas pipeline 300 km long with a diameter of 1,200 mm.

INFRA- STRUCTURES & MARKETS

GRTgaz HAS INVESTED 5.9 BILLION EUROS OVER THE LAST

10 YEARS TO SECURE REGIONAL SUPPLIES, MEET CUSTOMER

EXPECTATIONS, INCREASE ITS TRADING CAPACITIES WITH

NEIGHBOURING NETWORKS AND PREPARE FOR CREATION

OF A SINGLE MARKET AREA IN FRANCE IN 2018.

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THE NORTH ZONEMORE OPEN

CLOSE-UP

BIODIVERSITY: A FULLY COMPENSATED PROJECT

We are also reinforcing the network as part of the public

service missions of GRTgaz.

This is the vocation of the Santerre Trunk Main that is to be

put into service in 2016. This pipeline 33 km long between

Chilly (Somme département) and Ressons-sur-Matz (Oise

département) will enhance our transmission capacities

between the storage facility at Gournay-sur-Aronde (Oise)

and the consumption zones in the North of France, securing

supplies to the areas during the winter.

This project will also enable restoration of the marsh in

Villers-lès-Roye (Somme) and its biodiversity, which is

currently threatened by forest encroachment. We have

signed an agreement for the purpose with the municipality

and the Vallée de Somme Permanent Centre of initiatives for

the environment (CPIE). The CPIE is in charge of restoration

and ecological management of the marsh, for which GRTgaz

will provide financing for 20 years. The wetland flora and

fauna will be able to prosper once more, and the general

public will be able to observe them as from the summer of

2018. Preserving biodiversity and helping it to flourish are

key aspects of our policy for sustainable development and

territorial anchoring, as this new project shows.

GRTgaz connected the new Dunkirk LNG terminal to the network in November 2015.With a capacity of 13 billion m3 per year, it can transmit up to 1.9 million m3 per hour, i.e. 520 GWh per day: the equivalent of 20% of gas consumption in France and Belgium. Its connection is accom-panied by major development projects to carry the anticipated new flows to the East and South of France and to Belgium.

A new gas motorway …As an extension of the Hauts-de-France II pipeline completed in 2014, we are building a 1,200 mm diameter pipeline 308 km in length between Cuvilly (Oise) and Voisines (Haute-Marne): the Arc de Dier-rey. 180 km were put into service in 2015 between Voisines and Dierrey-Saint-Julien (Aube); the other 120 km will be commissioned late in 2016.

And a first outlet to BelgiumThe practices regarding odorisation differ in Europe: Belgium does not accept odorised gas in its main transmission network, contrary to France, which has implemented a policy of centralised odorisation at the network entry points. In the context of the project to create a new interconnection between France and Belgium, the centralised odorisation unit has been moved to the Pitgam facility (Nord département) to enable transmission of non-odorised gas fed in by the Dunkirk LNG terminal, and also gas brought in from Norway at the Loon-Plage ter-minal (Nord), to the Pitgam compression and interconnection station (Nord), and from there into Belgium via the Artère des Flandres pipeline. The part of the Artère des Flandres pipeline in France is 23 km long, and the Belgian part is 75 km in length; it constitutes an initial exit capacity from France to Belgium via the Hondschoote (France)- Alveringem (Belgium) border crossing point.

LOCAL RESULTS

The 23 km of tubes for the Artère des Flandres

were all made in the region, calling on three

complementary companies for rolling the thick

plates, making the tubes and applying their

protective anti-corrosion coating. In all, almost

250 local firms took part in the major projects in

the Nord - Pas-de-Calais region. The local economic

benefits were estimated at 45 million euros.

ODORISATION PRACTICES: A MAJOR ISSUE FOR GAS TRANSMISSION

The gas distributed in Europe must be odorised to

identify any leaks on the distribution network and

the interior facilities. France and Spain odorise

natural gas on a centralised basis, at its feed point

on the transmission network. The other European

countries operate on a decentralised basis,

odorizing the gas either just before feeding it

into the distribution networks, or at the start of

the regional branch pipeline on the transmission

network. Harmonisation of odorisation practices

or acceptance of a maximum threshold for the

odorizing agent in Europe condition flows of

supplies to certain countries, including Germany.

In 2015, GRTgaz set up two pilot facilities in order to

examine several decentralised odorisation systems.

Other technical solutions can also be envisaged,

such as gas de-odorisation at the interface

between two transmission networks with

different practices.

Infrastructures & markets

These infrastructures, which are designed to oper-ate with two-way flows, will enable transmission of up to 8 billion m3 of non-odorised gas to Belgium per year. They increase integration of the markets in Northern Europe and enhance energy security for France and its neighbouring countries by diversify-ing their sources of supply.

DEVELOPMENTS IN THE NORTH ZONE

TAISNIÈRES

OLTINGUEVOISINES

DIERREY

PITGAMPITGAM

OURCQ

CUVILLY

HONDSCHOOTE

DUNKIRK

OBERGAILBACH

The overall investment, amounting

to 1.2 billion euros, benefits from the

financial backing of the European

Union as part of the plan to ensure

security supply and integration of

the gas markets.

Interconnections with the adjacent network

Interconnection with the LNG terminal

Gas pipeline under construction

Completed gas pipeline

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THE SOUTH ZONESIMPLER

12 Bcm — OF CONSUMPTION PER YEAR

2— LNG TERMINALS

3— STORAGE GROUPS

168 TWh — TRADED OVER 12 MONTHS (JANUARY-DECEMBER 2015)

On 1 April 2015, GRTgaz and TIGF set up a shared market area called the Trading Region South (TRS), a first in Europe.The shippers benefit from a simplified system: they only have to monitor the feed and outgoing flows for the area each day, without having to subscribe capacities at the interconnection of the GRTgaz and TIGF networks. We deal with the transactions and evaluation of the physical flows; TIGF calculates the imbalances between our two balancing zones, which continue to exist. This initiative, together with the return of LNG in France, has enabled us to smooth out the differences in gas prices between the North and the South, by setting up a larger, more fluid market area.

Moving towards a single market area for France by 2018 Simplifying market access, facilitating arbitrations between the most competitive gas sources and improving supplies in the South of France are some of the expected benefits of a single market area. GRTgaz is actively engaged in this project, which involves merging its North and South zones. Devel-opment of new infrastructures has already facilitated flows and enabled us to switch from five market areas in 2005 to three in 2009, and then 2 in 2015 (PEG Nord and TRS) in partnership with TIGF. As a complement to the essential new infrastructures (Val de Saône and Gascogne-Midi), contractual mechanisms remain to be set up to guarantee cor-rect operation of the future single market area under all circumstances. GRTgaz and TIGF wish to build this new offer jointly with the customers, who are hence closely linked to the project.The objective here is a single market area in France in 2018, with a GRTgaz balancing zone and a TIGF balancing zone, for a more flexible, more attractive gas market.

TRADING REGION SOUTH IN FIGURES


Prior investment of 900 million eurosThe CRE opted for construction of the Val de Saône pipeline, which will double the Burgundy trunk main over almost 190 km in DN 1,200 between Etrez (Ain) and Voisines (Haute-Marne). At the same time, the TIGF Gascony pipeline will be reinforced and the GRTgaz stations on the Midi pipeline will be adapted to enable two-way operation. The project is estimated at 900 million euros, and when it is operational in 2018, it will enhance trans-mission fluidity between Northern and Southern Europe and reinforce security of supply for the continent.

NEW TRADING CAPACITIES WITH SPAIN

With the commissioning of the Biriatou

interconnection, the interconnection capacities

between France and Spain via TIGF were

increased by over 30% in the Spain to France

direction on 1 December 2015 (from 170 to

225 GWh per day of firm capacity, which

represents about a quarter of demand in Spain

in 2015) and new interruptible capacities are

planned in the France to Spain direction.

Design work is also being carried out by the

French gas TSOs (Transmission System Operators)

TIGF and GRTgaz and the Spanish TSO Enagas

to assess the usefulness of a possible new

interconnection to the East of the Pyrenees (Midi-

Catalonia project known as “MidCat”) with a view

to further reinforcing integration of the Iberian

peninsula, if necessary.

NETWORK CODE: A MARKET-ORIENTATED BALANCING MECHANISM

Since October 2015, GRTgaz has applied the

European network code on balancing. In this

context, we forward individual consumption

data several times per day to enable the shippers

to balance their feeds and help to balance the

network. We also publish overall indicators

for the gas system, and execute such residual

balancing as may be required by selling or buying

gas on the Trading market run by Powernext.

Once each gas day is over, the shippers settle

their imbalances in full financially. This new

set-up encourages dynamism and liquidity for

the PEG Nord and TRS market areas.

THE MAIN MARKET AREAS IN EUROPE

MS-ATR

TRS

PEG Nord

PSV

NCG

GaspoolZEENBP

TTF

ZTP

CEGH

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EUROPEMORE INTEGRATED

THE CHALLENGE OF DIVERSITY

Natural gas represents 23% of the energy

consumption in the European Union. 66% of the

gas consumed is imported. Russia supplies 42%

of the imports. Faced with a fall announced in

European production levels, Entsog highlights

the challenge that Europe will have to meet to

maintain diversity of gas supplies, in the 4th edition

of the Ten Year Network Development Plan (TYNPD)

published in 2015.

ENHANCED SECURITY

In February 2016, the European Commission

presented a draft revision of the regulations

covering the security of gas supplies in Europe.

It creates a principle of solidarity, proposes

switching from a national approach to a regional

one, reinforces cooperation with countries

adjoining the Union, and requests enhanced

transparency in the supply contracts.

http://europa.eu/rapid/press-release_MEMO-16-308_fr.htm


In 2015, GRTgaz decided to invest in a new entry point in France, helping to bring the French, Swiss and Italian gas markets closer together. Located in Oltingue (Haut-Rhin département), this entry point from Switzerland will be operational in 2018. The stations in Oltingue and Morelmaison (Vosges département) will be adapted to enable reverse gas flows through this section. Today, more than 220 GWh of gas per day can flow from France into Switzerland through Oltingue. In 2018, it will be possible to import 100 GWh per day from Italy via Switzerland, and the volume can be increased by a further capacity of 100 GWh per day if the market confirms the need.

Security and flexibility of supplyInitiated in 2010 with the Swiss and Italian TSOs FluxSwiss and Snam Rete Gas, this project will rein-force security of supply for Northern Europe and connect the French (PEG Nord) and Italian (PSV) market areas in the South/North direction. This new entry point will enhance flexibility for ship-pers by creating fresh trading opportunities between European market areas. The attractiveness of PEG Nord will be improved, thereby making the price of gas in France more competitive.It will also facilitate access to new Libyan, Algerian and Azeri gas sources. Indeed, the Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) with a capacity of 10 Gm3 will supply Italy with Azeri gas as from 2020. Snam Rete Gas, for its part, has decided to increase the capacity of its network to over 400 GWh/day to Switzerland, in order to supply France and Germany.

CLOSE-UP

GRTgaz DEUTSCHLAND: A STRATEGIC POSITION IN EUROPEAN GAS TRANSMISSION

GRTgaz is present in Germany with

GRTgaz Deutschland, whose network

links the Czech and Austrian borders

to the French border. This pipeline,

connected to the Nord Stream gas

pipeline, and also an extension of

the historic gas route via Ukraine,

plays a key role in carrying Russian

gas to France and Southern Germany

where it forms the backbone of the

NetConnect Germany (NCG) market

area. The large volumes transmitted

contribute to security of supply for

both countries and to fluidity of the

NCG trading point.

There are major synergies between

GRTgaz and its subsidiary in the

commercial field, and the combined

experience of the two entities

facilitates alliances and cooperation

with other European transmitters.

GRTgaz Deutschland is at the origin of

dynamic allocation of capacity (DAC)

which has become an established

capacity reservation product in

Europe. With GRTgaz, it is among

the founder members of the Prisma

electronic capacity reservation

platform, which now includes forty

or so European TSOs.

Customer service is a priority for

GRTgaz Deutschland, which was

the first German TSO to offer

a smartphone application.

The application meets an emerging

need for the shippers, who are faced

with changes in the energy market,

and have to act anywhere and

everywhere, at ever-shorter notice.

Thanks to the application, its staff

have swift access to essential data

such as daily flows or prices on the

European hubs.

GERMANY

FRANCE

CZECH REPUBLIC

AUSTRIA

MEDELSHEIMOBERGAILBACH

MITTELBRUNN

GERNSHEIMRIMPAR

MUNICH

STUTTGART

FRANKFURT

ROTHENSTADT WAIDHAUS

WILDENRANNA

OBERKAPPEL

IN FIGURES

1,161 km— OF HIGH-PRESSURE NETWORK

367 TWh— OF OUTGOING GAS TRANSMITTED IN 2015

1— NCG/GASPOOL INTERCONNECTION POINT

THE GRTgaz DEUTSCHLANDTRANSMISSION NETWORK

6— COMPRESSION STATIONS (TOTAL POWER 318 MW)

3— BORDER INTERCONNECTION POINTS (FRANCE, CZECH REPUBLIC, AUSTRIA)

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INTERNATIONAL BUSINESSA NEW DIRECTION


In 2015, GRTgaz set up a new International Development division to give concrete expression to its ambitions in Europe and in other countries. It is entrusted with the task of prospecting and developing new business, and piloting contracts and the subsidiaries in charge of their execution. In Europe, we want to be able to transmit gas

from the Atlantic to the Urals and vice versa. We are working with our partners to implement European network codes to harmonise practices at the Con-tinental level. We examine all the opportunities of a nature to reinforce market integration, and enhance the security and competitiveness of gas supplies. At an international level, many countries rely on

gas to meet fast-growing energy needs. They are developing their networks, and implementing pro-jects covering importation or exportation via gas pipelines. We can help them build sturdy infra-structures and efficient gas systems. With this aim, we are concentrating our efforts on countries with strong potential regarding gas infrastructures in Latin America, South-East Asia and Africa.

Strong prospectsBy 2040, gas is the fossil fuel that will show the strongest growth, with an increase in consumption of the order of 50%, boosted by the increase in offer and environmental policies. The additional demand will stem mainly from the emerging countries, with half of it used to generate electricity. 20% will be covered by gas transmitted over long distances by gas pipelines or in the form of LNG(1). It will be essential to control the costs of these projects, in order to keep gas competitive in the future: GRTgaz can help to do so, on a worldwide scale.

WORLDWIDE GAS DEMAND BY SECTOR

“Over the medium and long terms, the prospects

are highly promising. All the prospective studies

show that natural gas will progress to the point

of becoming the number two world energy source

by 2040 just behind oil, and in front of coal.

The major players worldwide in the energy sector

are currently unanimous in considering natural

gas as the fuel of the future. It is the only fossil

fuel able to accompany development of energies

from renewable sources while respecting

a sustainable environment.”

Jérôme Ferrier PRESIDENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL GAS UNION 2012-2015

TRANSPORT

OTHER

INDUSTRY

ELECTRICITY GENERATION

1965 2000 2035

500

375

250

125

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Billions of cubic feet per day

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE IN INDONESIA

In 2014, GRTgaz signed a technical consultancy

and assistance contract with PGN, the biggest

public corporation dealing with gas supply,

transmission and distribution in Indonesia.

In 2015, we welcomed twelve PGN engineers

and technicians in Nantes for technical training

in gas metering and characteristics. We also

assisted PGN in its development of metering data

management tools during a visit to Jakarta, and

audited the Muara Bekasi metering station, the

feed point of one of the two gas pipelines that

supply the PGN network in the North-West of the

Island of Java. Our recommendations will enable

PGN to enhance its mastery of the metering

chain and reduce the imbalances between

the measurements of the gas entries and exits

on its network.

These missions are an ideal way of promoting

our skills in a country with a fast-developing

gas system.

LARGE-SCALE PROJECT IN MEXICO

Planned to import gas produced in the USA,

the Los Ramones Sur project includes

a 1,050 mm diameter gas pipeline 300 km long,

a compression station and five metering

stations. This investment, which amounts to

about a billion dollars, brings together the Mexican

public corporation Pemex (5%), the BlackRock &

First Reserve investment funds (45%) and

the ENGIE group (50%).

After helping to draw up the offer, GRTgaz is

checking correct execution of the infrastructures

laid at an altitude of between 1,800 and

2,000 metres in central Mexico. A team of five

experts is present on the spot alongside the

Mexican Company entrusted with the work.

Commissioning of this large-scale structure,

scheduled for mid-2016, will constitute a first-

class reference for GRTgaz to reply to other

invitations to bid of this type in order to export

its expertise and know-how.

22%— OF NATURAL GAS IN ENERGY CONSUMPTION:THAT IS INDONESIA’S OBJECTIVE FOR 2025Source: EIA Oct 2015

300 km— OF GAS PIPELINEDIAMETER 1,050 MM

(1) Sources: EIA WEO 2015, BP Energy Outlook 2016 BP 2016 Energy Outlook

2015

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STAKEHOLDERS

GRTgaz HAS UNDERTAKEN A SOCIAL

RESPONSIBILITY PROCEDURE

IT GIVES PRIORITY TO CONSULTATION AND

LISTENS CAREFULLY TO THE STAKEHOLDERS

AND SOCIETY TO HELP TO SET UP A

SUSTAINABLE ENERGY SYSTEM.

A new organisation based on business activities

At the beginning of 2015, GRTgaz implemented a new organisation based on business activities - simpler, more transversal and more agile.It helps to improve understanding and meet the expectations of the firms and the local and regional authorities wishing to enhance their control over their energy future. We have reorganised our territorial coverage to give priority to proximity and reinforce dialogue with local decision makers and the general population. Territorial representatives have been appointed to strengthen our institutional representation and asso-ciate the business activities in the context of territo-rial action plans.

A structured CSR approach

Published in May 2015, our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) charter confirms and gives details of our sustainable development undertakings in three fields: Responsible economy through concrete applica-

tion of our code of conduct by backing the energy transition and acting as a responsible purchaser; Social commitment by aiming for flawless indus-

trial safety, putting the health and safety of our per-sonnel and subcontractors at the core of our activ-ities, and developing diversity; Preservation of the environment by minimizing our

impacts and giving priority to biodiversity. We rely on standard ISO 26000 to structure our approach. A CSR committee chaired by the CEO validates and monitors our orientations and the corresponding action plans. A council of stakeholders was set up in the first half of 2016. It will enhance integration of society expectations and complement the recurrent sur-veys carried out to assess customer and supplier satisfaction, the Company image among local and regional decision makers, how its large-scale works projects are perceived and trust among staff.

INDUSTRIAL CONSUMPTION IN 2015*

* Breakdown by sector of activity

Motor vehicles and tyres: 2%

Chemicals - crude oil: 26%

Other: 1%

Electricity generation: 14%

Urban heating: 4%

Non-metallic materials: 4%

Glass: 5%

Paper - cardboard: 5%

Steelworks: 8%

Cogeneration: 8%

Refining: 11%

Agro-food industries: 12%

154.6 TWh

CUSTOMERS’ OPINIONS

Shippers, industrial consumers and distributors

GRTgaz is:

Self-administrated Internet survey conducted from 4 June to 22 July 2015 by 224 customers forwarding replies (out of 1,102 contacted for the purpose).

93%

TRANSPARENT

NON-DISCRIMINATING

92%

82.5%

INDEPENDENT

GRTgaz accompanies its customers with concerted, flexible, competi-tive solutions. We practice active consultation to optimise the capac-ities and the availability of our infrastructures, facilitate access to the network and reservations of capacities, evaluate user requirements, and invest wisely.

The search for simple, flexible solutions and wide use of innovation reinforce our efficiency and the pertinence of the solutions proposed to our customers.We cooperate with the operators of adjacent LNG terminals, storage facilities and transmission net-works in order to provides the best service and simplify cross-border trading.

Tailor-made offersMarket access modalities, changes in environ-mental regulations and standards, optimisation of processes and equipment, financing available: our teams inform, advise and accompany industrial consumers, gas distribution network managers and biomethane producers for any connection, devel-opment or injection projects.

We can provide industrial concerns with contracts adapted to suit their specific requirements: adjusta-ble contracts for new facilities, subscription of daily capacities for intermittent needs or process tests, and daily flexibility for highly modulated facilities such as gas-fired power plants.

Appreciated service qualityEvery year, we conduct a satisfaction survey among our customers. It enables us to identify their expec-tations and the avenues of improvement.In 2015, 99% of the industrial customers surveyed were satisfied or very satisfied with our offer and our services, and 97% appreciated our commercial relations. The levels of satisfaction for shipper cus-tomers stood at 95% for these two points.

CUSTOMERS

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GRTgaz attaches great importance to establishing relations of trust with all the local players in order to successfully integrate its infrastructures and make them a key factor in sustainable development at local and regional levels.We strive to meet the expectations expressed and to provide guarantees in terms of the agricultural, socio-economic and ecological impact on the areas housing our infrastructures. A charter sets out our territorial commitments as part of a proactive approach specific to each major new project. Wide-ranging consultationThe infrastructure projects are examined in detail and they are the subject of wide-ranging consultations to determine the routes with the least impact and encourage emergence of shared solutions. The stakeholders are informed at a very early stage of the objectives and benefits of the various projects, whose lead times can vary from several months to several years, depending on their size, between the start of work on a project and the time of forwarding the approval application to the administration.Priority is given to the best technologies available, and thanks to augmented reality, a tablet application provides views of a future facility in its environment.In this way, we can study the possible layouts with the local communities, neighbours and associations to improve the facility's integration. Maximizing the economic benefitsWe cooperate with the Chambers of commerce and industry, Job centres, and training and integration structures to associate local and regional firms and job seekers with our works projects, whenever pos-sible. In some of our invitations to bid, we also take care to associate as far as possible the firms located in the region concerned, for example to deal with servicing and maintenance work on our facilities. As an employer in almost all the regions of France, we have set up partnerships with numerous higher schools of engineerings and several training centres for apprentices in industry.

TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES

Stakeholders

GAS CONSUMPTION LEVELS FOR* THE REGIONS** IN 2015

17%72.8 TWh 16%

65.3 TWh

5%19.9TWh

12%50.4TWh

8%34.1 TWh

3%14.4 TWh

4%15.5 TWh

5%21.9TWh

3%14.9 TWh

1%44.2 TWh

15%62.5 TWh

1%5.8 TWh

TIGF

2015 REPUTATION BAROMETER

GRTgaz has been measuring its reputation and

its image among decision makers since 2011.

The 2015 results show fresh progress.

• 70% of the decision makers surveyed

had heard of GRTgaz.

• 80% of them had a positive image of

the Company.

• 75% appreciated the quality of the

transmission network.

• 72% found that GRTgaz plays a part

in the energy transition.

Telephone survey conducted by Occurrence between 20 October and 9 November 2015 and covering 601 decision makers among the main stakeholders of GRTgaz.

* GRTgaz perimeter** The regional councils were to validate the names of their regions before 1 July, prior to validation by the Council of Ministers, followed by an application order issued by the Council of State before 1 October 2016.

Hauts-de-FranceCentreVal-de-Loire

Normandy

Brittany

Pays de la Loire

Nouvelle- Aquitaine

Occitania

Corsica

Provence-AlpesCôte d’Azur

Greater East

Île-de-France

BurgundyFranche-Comté

AuvergneRhône-Alpes

1,306— REGIONAL PROJECTS

€170 M — INVESTED IN THE REGIONAL NETWORK IN 2015

PERSONAL STATEMENT BY BRUNO RICHARD, MAYOR OF DIERREY-SAINT-JULIEN(AUBE DÉPARTEMENT)

“My municipality can invest without running up debts”

Dierrey-Saint-Julien is a rural municipality with a population of 260, and the GRTgaz compression station is our biggest source of tax revenue, enabling us to make considerable investments without running up debts. We have created a 30 kph traffic area in the village centre, spaces for parents dropping their children off at school, and a safe access way for the elderly to go to the church. We have extended the canteen, restored the stained glass windows, and installed a bus shelter. We are now going to renovate the village hall and adapt the public buildings in the village to make them more accessible for people with reduced mobility.

The GRTgaz compression station was built in the early 1980s, and it was modernised and reinforced in 2010.

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A full-size conservatoryMore than 90% of the transmission network is located in rural or forested zones. We manage more than 32,000 km of wayleave corridors, includ-ing 8,000 km in natural protected zones. Armed with this experience, we make biodiversity a major theme of our sustainable development policy and regional commitment: a commitment recognised by the French Ministry of the Ecology, Sustainable Development and Energy in 2014 as part of the national Strategy for biodiversity.

Partnerships to move forwardAs a founder member the Linear infrastructures and biodiversity club, GRTgaz is committed to preserva-tion and development of the “Green and blue grid” that brings together the ecological continuities enabling animal and plant species to ensure their diversity and their survival. Our partnerships with the National Museum of Natu-ral History and Natureparif contribute to continuous improvement of pipe laying and wayleave mainte-nance practices.

CLOSE-UP

THREE EXAMPLES IN ÎLE-DE-FRANCE (PARIS REGION)

YVELINES DÉPARTEMENT

FIRST ECOLOGICAL COMPENSATION CONTRACT

The Yvelines département was the first local

authority in France to put out an offer covering

ecological compensation, and GRTgaz was the

first company to take it up accordingly, under a

30-year agreement. We are compensating the

5.3 hectares of State-owned forest used by our

new Beynes compression and interconnection

station by financing 12.6 ha of islands of mature

trees in Sainte-Apolline forest in Plaisir. Left to

evolve naturally, they encourage development

of protected species such as red squirrels or

European hedgehogs. An ecological report will

be drawn up every three years.

FONTAINEBLEAU

ECO-SITE IN THE FOREST

In 2015, we renewed a pipeline 1.5 km long laid in

the State-owned forest of Fontainebleau, classified

as “exceptional” the French National Forestry

Commission. Beforehand, we entrusted the task

of drawing up a list of the fauna and flora to the

Biodiversita ecology firm in order to put forward

steps to avoid sensitive areas and reduce impacts.

The site work phasing was drawn up so as to

minimise disturbances to the natural environment,

the work wayleave was restricted to a width of

4 metres, and barriers were put up to protect the

sensitive species. Ecological monitoring will be

carried out for five years.

NATIONAL MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY

RENEWED PARTNERSHIP

In 2015, we signed a new three-year biodiversity

objectives contract with the Île-de-France

region. In the same way as under the previous

contract, the National museum of natural history

will provide support for us in deployment of

management practices that are favourable for

biodiversity on our wayleaves. The National

botanical conservatory of the Parisian Basin

will also accompany our programme for

reintroduction of biodiversity on our compression

and interconnection stations.

We have entered into undertakings with the Fed-eration of regional natural parks in France since 2010, and we are developing our national part-nership on the themes of the energy transition, biodiversity and awareness enhancement for the environment, with local applications: nine agree-ments have been signed between our territories and the natural parks in their region.

Making the most of the local heritageWith the French National Institute of preven-tive archaeological digs (Inrap), we take care to highlight the discoveries made in the context of our major projects. We support drawing up maps of biodiversity at the municipality level alongside the Biodiversity grants fund (FDB). As a partner of the French Hiking Trail Federa-tion, we contribute to creation and upkeep of hiking trails, publication of topological guides, and development of enriched mobile appli-cations that highlight the tourist resources of the land.

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FARMERS

ENCOURAGING AGRO-ECOLOGICAL EXCELLENCE

GRTgaz has backed the Flowery Meadow

Competition since its creation in 2010. Initiated

by the French Federation of the regional natural

parks, joined by the Chambers of agriculture

and environmental protection associations, it

rewards breeders who preserve and enhance

the biological richness of the hay and grazing

meadows that they cultivate.

The competition helps to enhance awareness

in rural areas concerning preservation of

biodiversity and promote the link between

biodiversity and product quality. Since 2014, it

has been integrated in the General agricultural

competition, which highlights its usefulness.

INSECT HOTELS OR BIRD HOUSES IN THE MARKERS

These insect hotels are installed to encourage

anchoring and reproduction of pollinating or

aphid eating insects, and it takes less than five

minutes to fit them in the markers that pinpoint

our network. This innovation was put forward

by two employees in Saint-Astier (Dordogne

département) and in a bird protection version by

their colleagues in the East of France, and it won

the Jury’s Favourite prize in the 2015 Initiatives

Challenge that rewards participative innovation

by our teams. A few dozen for these marker hotels

have been installed, and a hundred or so more

will be added in the near future.

In 2015, GRTgaz signed a new National agricultural protocol with the Permanent assembly of chambers of agriculture (APCA) and the National federation of farmers’ unions (FNSEA). The feedback from experience covering the latest major work sites has been put to good use to better deal with the concerns of the players in the farming sector. The protocol further strengthens our under-takings regarding routes that best suit farming activ-ities, and land rehabilitation on completion of work. We rely on the expertise of agronomists approved by the chambers of agriculture to keep the impact of site work to a minimum. The topsoil is sorted and put back in place, the ditches and banks are reprofiled, the drainage systems are reconnected and the fences are re-erected.The conditions governing compensation for the owners and users of the agricultural land crossed by the infrastructures are set out in detail. The protocol is completed as and when neces-sary by local application agreements. In 2015, we signed a local agreement in the context of the Val de Saône project, which crosses four départements and many tracts of drained land. The drainage stud-ies are entrusted to local experts, and the agree-ment sets out the specific provisions drawn up to limit the impact of the site work.

PERSONAL STATEMENT BY DOMINIQUE AND PATRICK VOGELMARE’S MILK PRODUCERSLA VOIE LACTÉE, PAYS DE BITCHE(MOSELLE DÉPARTEMENT)

“We attach great importance to respecting the laws of nature”

Most of the fresh organic mare’s milk produced in France comes from our estate. We raise a hundred or so Haflinger horses on 120 hectares, in the heart of the Pays de Bitche, in the North Vosges regional park, named as a Biosphere Reserve by Unesco. Our herds are put out to graze for eight months of the year and stabled in winter. Hay, straw, barley, oats: we grow all our crops on the spot under biodynamic agriculture. We attach great importance to understanding the laws of nature and complying with them wherever possible in our farming practices. This approach keeps the soil, plants and horses in good shape, and gives our milk its excellent quality.

Dominique and Patrick Vogel won the first prize for Flowery Meadows at the 2015 General agricultural competition. This prize for agro-ecological excellence has been backed by GRTgaz since it was first set up.

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SUPPLIERS

SOLIDARITY PURCHASING

With purchases from the protected and adapted

job sector amounting to €1.24 million in 2015, we

exceeded our 2015 target for the field by 24%.

We have set up an active working partnership

with the Gesat network for the purpose, in the

context of a three-year agreement that enables us

in particular to source the ESAT (integration work

centres) and the adapted firms likely to be able

to meet our needs.

Every year, the GRTgaz Handy-Achats Trophies

reward the best employee initiatives regarding

procurement from the protected and adapted job

sector. The second edition was held in November

2015: it enabled us to highlight the innovative

actions carried out in the field, share experiences

and exchange good practices in order to further

intensify our solidarity purchasing.

INNOVATING TOGETHER

We are collaborating with innovative enterprises

to develop and experiment new products and

services. Our partners can thus evaluate their

innovations in actual situations and adapt

them to suit user requirements. Example: the

connected markers developed in 2015 with the

start-up Eridanis. Our gas pipelines are identified

by markers to avoid damage by outside factors.

This new marker, which is fitted with sensors

connected to a transmitter, sends a signal if an

anomaly, tilt or deterioration is detected. The

prototype uses the Sigfox network dedicated to

the Internet of Things and a monitoring platform.

We have begun a year-long experiment involving

about a hundred markers to test the reliability of

the device and its added value for operators.

We have also included an innovation section in

the Business Reviews and Performance Reviews

carried out with our main suppliers (almost 100

meetings in 2015). During the second half of 2015,

we prepared the Open Innovation Challenges

aimed at finding innovative concepts covering

problems with considerable financial or safety

aspects, with a planned launch of the procedure

during the first half of 2016.

INITIAL SUPPLIER BAROMETER

In order to assess the quality of our supplier

relations, we surveyed 170 major, medium-sized

and small enterprises representing our main

procurement sectors.

• 79% were satisfied regarding their

collaboration

with GRTgaz.

• 45% said they were more satisfied than in 2014.

• 38% stated that they preferred working with

GRTgaz.

• 86% found that they were in phase with our

ethical and CSR procedures and recognised

our leadership in these fields.

These satisfactory results encourage us to

continue and intensify the CSR approach

developed in the purchasing field.

In June 2015, GRTgaz signed the Responsible Suppliers Relations Charter drawn up by the inter-firm mediation body and the Company of managers and purchasers in France (CDAF). The charter shows our commitment to the application of good practices and setting up and maintaining bal-anced relations of mutual trust with our suppliers and in particular with small and medium-sized enterprises.We have developed a responsible procurement pro-cedure since setting up an in-house purchasing divi-sion in 2011. A Code of conduct governing supplier relations sets out the ethical rules applicable towards our suppliers. In order to maintain the economic fab-ric, we take care to comply with the agreed payment terms and associate the SMEs with development of our network and maintenance of our infrastructures.We also take steps to avoid or reduce situations of economic dependence, and we are preparing implementation of a reverse factoring system that will enable shortening of payment terms with suppliers who agree to join the system. We encourage diver-sity through a determined procurement procedure involving the protected and adapted job sector.In 2015, we undertook a pro-cedure to evaluate our main suppliers regarding their CSR practices, and we will adapt our contractual purchasing clauses accordingly.

PERSONAL STATEMENT BY SÉBASTIEN KUNTZPRESIDENT – MIDDLEVR

“Virtual reality enables training in full safety”

Our collaboration with GRTgaz took concrete shape via a virtual reality application that reproduces a typical pressure reducing or delivery station, in any course room. The transmission network has almost 5,000 of them. Hundreds of operators and maintenance technicians will use the application for training, as from 2016, without having to travel to the only training facility available. All they need to be placed in a “real” situation, execute technical actions, and grasp their consequences, is a pair of earphones and a control lever in each hand. Even the most unlikely failures can be simulated in a risk-free environment. This is a new way of learning and refreshing knowledge in full safety for people and machinery alike.

GRTgaz has been working with this start-up since late 2015. Set up in 2012, MiddleVR is specialised in accompanying virtual reality projects in business contexts.

Stakeholders

€649 M — OF PURCHASES FROM FRENCH FIRMS, INCLUDING €208 M FROM SMES

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STAFF

Managerial leadership, modernity, collective intelligence, and professionalism are the priorities set for the GRTgaz Commitments project launched in 2015 to accompany deployment of the new organisation based on business activities. The aims here are to boost transversality and coop-eration, reinforce professionalisation with a shared vision and harmonised practices, renew skills and develop talents by adapting them to the new issues at stake. The initial regional get-togethers, held in Nancy, Nantes, Lyon and Paris, enabled 400 exec-utives and managers to exchange views on a com-mon theme: “Working and succeeding together”. The new corporate social network will contribute to this by facilitating collaboration and work in project mode.

Growing and succeeding togetherTomorrow’s teams are built up today. This is the vocation of prospective management of jobs and skills (GPEC). The issues at stake regarding profes-sionalisation are particularly important for the Oper-ating Division and the Technical Division, whose teams deal with maintenance and industrial oper-ation of the network: 12% of them will be retiring over the next three years. The future sector man-agers are trained in incubators, where they work in pairs with experienced managers, while attending training courses centred on the technical or general management aspects depending on their job pro-file. We have created a certificate of occupational qualification in specialised industrial maintenance for gas and a job title of gas network technician for the vocational qualification courses. We have undertaken to double over three years the numbers of employees taken on under permanent contracts after taking work-study courses in technical fields of activity.

Work-study courses, mentoring, accompaniment of mobility towards new jobs, internal promotion with Elan Pro, for staff wishing to switch between types of activity, and Leader for Tomorrow for future manag-ers: we provide our staff with the means of personal advancement for shared success.

Stakeholders

DIVERSITY LABEL

GRTgaz CERTIFIED

In December 2015, AFNOR

granted GRTgaz the Diversity

quality label for four years.

This highlights our undertaking

to prevent discrimination

and ensure equality of

opportunities, and the results of the determined

policies that we have applied in favour of gender

equality and integration of disabled people.

Women make up 21.6% of our workforce

and 28% of the staff taken on in 2015. We

want to provide them with motivating career

prospects and increase their numbers by 50%

in the technical fields of activity at all levels of

qualification.

A new agreement covering occupational equality

has been signed for the 2016-2018 period.

Between 2013 and 2015, we took on 37 disabled

persons under permanent and fixed-term

contracts, including 9 staff members under

work-study contracts, i.e. more than our initial

objective for the period (taking on 25 disabled

persons).

Handicap correspondents have been appointed

in all the Divisions and we have deployed

considerable resources for training and awareness

enhancement, especially among managers, to

facilitate integration of disabled staff.

PERSONAL STATEMENT BY KRISTEN HELARYOPERATIONAL PURCHASERGRTgaz

“Enhancing skills is a key objective”

In order to take my Master 2 postgraduate degree course on a work-study basis, I joined GRTgaz in September 2014 and more particularly the purchasing division for national projects. Enhancing levels of competence among staff members under work-study contracts is one of the key objectives of the tutors and managers. I would like to thank them now for their availability, for passing on their knowledge and for the time they granted me. GRTgaz provides us with the possibility of working in teams and highlights diversity. I now have great career opportunities before me under a permanent contract, and I can’t wait to find out what comes next!

Kristen Helary recounts her experience for the benefit of future staff members under work-study contracts on www.jobteaser.com/fr/entreprises/grt-gaz

RECRUITMENT 2.0

LIVE THE GRTgaz EXPERIENCE

In November 2015, GRTgaz put out an innovative

invitation to apply for jobs on a dedicated site

with video interviews of staff members acting

as ambassadors for the Company’s business

activities, the possibility of direct dialogue

with them via Linkedin and Twitter, an online

questionnaire and a video recording of the

applicants’ replies. The site received more

than 11,000 visits over a month, and 340 video

applications, three-quarters of them for

technical jobs in operation and maintenance.

Staff members under work-study

contracts and their tutors were also

asked to illustrate our HR policies and

promote work-study contracts on the

social networks.

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The strong improvement shown by our occupational and industrial safety results in 2015 reflect our Company’s commitments and the professionalism of its staff. We apply a rigorous maintenance policy and make full use of cutting-edge technologies to monitor the network, inspect the infrastructures, and avoid acci-dental damage. The renewal of our ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 certifications in 2015 underscores our commitment.

“Shared safety”, our occupational health and safety programme, is based on scheduled general inspec-tions (IGPs), behavioural safety checks (VCSs), standardisation and sharing of best practices. Man-ager awareness is enhanced regarding dealing with psychosocial risks, and the matter is followed up on carefully via a dedicated set-up implemented throughout the Company.2015 saw progress in several fields: deployment of the “12 golden rules” for safety drawn up jointly, implementation of the new instruction booklet for gas personnel (gas CPP) shared by more than 12,000 hours of dialogue with the staff concerned, a new training offer integrating the industrial safety issues at stake for operators, and organisation of the 1st Shared Safety Challenge for all the teams.

The personnel employed by the firms working on our sites receive training confirmed by a Safety Passport. A safety charter is signed beforehand with each service provider involved in the major pro-jects. It specifies our organisation, and our health, safety, and environmental requirements, as well as the expected results of the commitments entered into by each signatory.Safety Trophies, awarded by GRTgaz in partner-ship with the OPPBTP, the occupational prevention organisation for the building and civil engineering sectors, are presented to the safest and most inno-vative enterprises in the field.

Stakeholders

SAFETY

RESULTS SHOWING CONSIDERABLE IMPROVEMENT

The number of accidents per million hours

worked (TF1) stood at:

• 2.0 for GRTgaz in 2015 as against 4.4 in 2014

• 3.6 in 2015 among the firms involved in our

work sites as against 10 in 2014

4,667 — BEHAVIOURAL SAFETY CHECKS

PERSONAL STATEMENT BY GUILLAUME HOMMEYHEALTH AND SAFETY MANAGER SPIECAPAG

“Safety: a fundamental value for Spiecapag”

Spiecapag’s ambition is to keep its position for a long time among the world leaders in the field of laying gas pipelines on land. Handling and assembling tubes that weigh 9 to 15 tonnes, or even more, takes a lot of practice. It requires careful organisation to prepare and carry out site work. Most of the men and women are taken on locally, and training is a key factor, with safety at the core of the learning process. The training courses are validated by certificates of occupational qualification, which are valid among other firms. It is essential for the interests of all concerned to converge.

For its Arc de Dierrey work site, Spiecapag won the 2015 Safety Trophy awarded by the OPPBTP and GRTgaz.

CLOSE-UP ON SAFETY

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Increase in consumption and in the different usesGRTgaz recorded an increase of 8.1% in gas con-sumption on its network in 2015, in spite of very mild temperatures(1), and 3.4% on a weather-cor-rected basis. Consumption of public distribution, which rep-

resented two-thirds of the total, rose by 6.6%, and remained almost stable on a weather-corrected basis. Consumption by industrial customers connected

to the transmission network, not including electricity generation, increased by 2.5%. The main consum-ers are petrochemicals and refining (47% of the consumption by industrial customers), agro-food (12%), and steelworks (8%). Gas consumption to generate electricity (gas-fired

power plants and co-generation facilities) rose from 19 to 33.6 TWh, boosted by the fall in gas prices, which dropped from €22 to €17 per MWh between the 1st and 4th quarters of 2015. Use of gas rather than coal for electricity generation in power plants enabled a reduction of 14 million tonnes in CO2 emission levels.

Predominance of North-South flows The volumes transmitted on the GRTgaz network increased by 1.2%. The feeds by gas pipelines in the North contrib-

uted 80% of the supplies. LNG imports reached a historically low level at 13% of supplies. The rest was drawn off from the storage facilities, which con-tributed heavily in 2015. Transit to adjacent networks represented 15% of

the outgoing flows as against 19.5% a year earlier, due to normalisation of the LNG deliveries to Spain. This reduced the burden on the North/South link, which nonetheless remained very busy, with a level of use of 90% and 126 days of saturation as against 94% and 244 days respectively in 2014.

A highly dynamic wholesale marketThe wholesale market continued to show growth. Trading on the GRTgaz network increased by 20.5% to reach 771 TWh. The creation on 1 April 2015 of the Trading Region South (TRS), a market area common to GRTgaz and TIGF for the South of France, and the appli-cation of new balancing rules helped to simplify access to the wholesale market in France and enhanced its attractiveness.

-17.4TWh-36%

+1.2 TWh+13%

+0.2TWh

-10.5TWh-14%

-9.9TWh-5%

+19TWh+11%

-13TWh-10%

+1 %

-5.8TWh-10%

TIGF

TRS

PEG Nord

ENTRIES 2015 2014 2014/2015

OTHER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS

444.4 444.0 + 0.2%

LNG TERMINALS 64.9 69.4 - 6.4%

STORAGE FACILITIES 80.7 69.8 + 15.5%

TOTAL 590.0 583.2 + 1.2%

2015 2014 2014/2015

PUBLIC DISTRIBUTIONS 266.7 250.3 + 6.6%

INDUSTRIAL CONCERNS CONNECTED

154.6 139.6 + 10.8%

- INDUSTRIES 121.0 121.0 + 0.1%

- ELECTRICITY GENERATION

33.6 19.0 + 76.8%

TOTAL(1) 421.3 389.9 + 8.3%

EXIT LEVELS 2015 2014 2014/2015

CONSUMPTION(1) 423.2 391.9 + 8.0%

OTHER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS

88.4 113.4 - 22.1%

STORAGE FACILITIES 78.3 77.9 + 0.5%

TOTAL 590.0 583.2 + 1.2%

(1) Excluding self-consumption

2015: ACTIVITIES

ON THE GRTgaz

NETWORK

CHANGES IN GAS FLOWS IN 2015 AS COMPARED WITH 2014

ENTRIES AND EXITS ON THE GRTgaz NETWORK

NATURAL GAS CONSUMED ON THE GRTgaz NETWORK(1)

ENTRIES ON THE GRTgaz NETWORK

2013

LNG TERMINALS

DRAWN OFF FROM STORAGE FACILITIES

FROM TRANSMISSION NETWORKS

TOTAL QUANTITIES TRANSMITTED

2014 2015

80

60

40

20

0

TWh

EXITS FROM THE GRTgaz NETWORK

2013

TO OTHER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS

INJECTIONS IN STORAGE FACILITIES

GROSS CONSUMPTION LEVELS

TOTAL QUANTITIES TRANSMITTED

2014 2015

80

60

40

20

0

TWh

(1) Third hottest year in France since 1900, after 2014 and 2011 (source Météo France).

130— SHIPPER CUSTOMERS

768— ACTIVE INDUSTRIAL CUSTOMERS

771 — TWH TRADED AT THE GAS TRADING POINTS SHOWED A RISE OF 20.5%

(1) Not including maintenance and self-consumption.

GROSS CONSUMPTION IN TWH

Direction of natural gas flow

3 interconnections with the LNG terminals

52_ _532015 Activities on

the GRTgaz network

ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL DATA

A CSR CHARTER OF COMMITMENT

CERTIFIED ISO 9001 AND ISO 14001(1)

CERTIFICATION ISO 50001 AIMED AT FOR 2016

VOLUNTARY UNDERTAKING RECOGNISED BY THE NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR BIODIVERSITY

OF THE ENERGY TRANSMITTED

0.49%Motor power consumption

OF PIPELINES INSPECTEDBY INSTRUMENTED PISTON OR SURFACE ELECTRIC MEASUREMENT IN 2015

3,782 KM

Network safety

MILLION M3 IN 2015 (8 MILLION M3 IN 2014)INCLUDING

9.8

MILLION M3 IN 2015 WITH GAS BOOSTER(3) (3.4 MILLION M3 IN 2014 WITH GAS BOOSTER)

5.3

Emissions of CH4 avoided

DECLARATIONS CONCERNING THE NETWORK RECEIVED AND DEALT WITH

66,576

INCIDENTS DUE TO WORK BY OUTSIDE FIRMS

7

Control of work done by outside firms

OF NON-HAZARDOUS WASTE

85%

OF HAZARDOUS WASTE

70%

Waste recovered or recycled

(1) 22 compression stations out of 27. (2) Scope 1 & 2, new estimation method including residual micro-leaks.(3) System implemented for major pipeline maintenance, repair or by-pass projects.

(4) Establishments and services providing assistance through work and integration companies.(5) Excluding energy.

TO FIND OUT MORE: CSR INDICATORS

WWW.GRTGAZ.COM

CHARTER SIGNATORYRESPONSIBLE SUPPLIER RELATIONS

WOMEN REPRESENT

OF THE STAFF UNDER PERMANENT CONTRACTS

21.6%

OF EXECUTIVES

27%

OF THE STAFF TAKEN ON IN 2015

28%

Gender Equality

DISABLED STAFF IN 2015INCLUDING 8 TAKEN ON IN 2015

JOB LEVEL INCLUDING:- 3.4% DIRECT JOB LEVEL- 1.42% THANKS TO PURCHASES FROM THE PROTECTED AND ADAPTED WORK SECTOR(4)

100

4.82%

Handicap

COLLECTIVE AGREEMENTS SIGNED IN 2015INCLUDING 1 AGREEMENT COVERING 2016-2018 ON OCCUPATIONAL EQUALITY

6

Social dialogue

INCREASE IN RESERVED

OF STAFF SUBSCRIBED

2ND

55.92%

Staff shareholding

TO FRENCH FIRMS INCLUDING

TO SMES

FROM THE PROTECTED AND ADAPTED WORK SECTOR(4)

€649 M

€208 M

€1.24 M

Responsible purchases(5)

MOBILITY INTERNAL TO GRTgaz

275

Mobility

HOURS, I.E. 3.6 DAYS PER PERSON

75,333

Training

AFNOR CERTIFICATION 2015

Diversity Label 2,959STAFF MEMBERS (PERMANENT CONTRACTS)

39%EXECUTIVES

49%HIGHER TECHNICIANS, SUPERVISORY STAFF

12%WORKMEN, ADMINISTRATIVE EMPLOYEES, TECHNICIANS

91PERSONS TAKEN ON FROM OUTSIDE THE GROUP (PERMANENT CONTRACTS)INCLUDING 29 FORMER STAFF MEMBERS UNDER WORK-STUDY CONTRACTS

184.02 STAFF MEMBERS UNDER WORK-STUDY CONTRACTS IN FTE (FULL TIME EQUIVALENT) IN 2015 MORE THAN 100 PARTNER TECHNICAL COLLEGES AND HIGHER SCHOOLS

CO2 CAPITAL PER KWH TRANSMITTED

1.4 gGreenhouse gas emissions(2)

- 5% OF TONNES EQUIVALENT CO2 EMITTED AS COMPARED WITH 2014 (842,000 T EQ CO2 EMITTED IN 2015)

54_ _552015 Activities on

the GRTgaz network

IN € MILLIONS 2015 2014

REVENUES 1,956 2,051

PURCHASING (366) (446)

PERSONNEL EXPENSES (313) (310)

DEPRECIATION, IMPAIRMENT AND PROVISIONS (430) (391)

OTHER OPERATING INCOME AND EXPENSES (204) (221)

INCOME FROM RECURRING OPERATIONS 644 682

INCOME FROM EQUITY AFFILIATES 4 7

INCOME FROM RECURRING OPERATIONS INCLUDING INCOME FROM EQUITY AFFILIATES

648 689

IMPAIRMENT ON TANGIBLE, INTANGIBLE AND FINANCIAL ASSETS (1) -

SCOPE EFFECTS - -

OTHER NON-RECURRING ITEMS 9 (13)

NET OPERATING INCOME 656 677

FINANCIAL PROFIT OR LOSS (94) (103)

INCOME TAX (220) (211)

NET INCOME 341 363

IN € MILLIONS 2015 2014

NET INTANGIBLE ASSETS 238 246

NET TANGIBLE ASSETS 7,978 7,850

SECURITIES AVAILABLE FOR SALE 5 6

LOANS AND DEBT AT AMORTISED COST 13 8

EQUITY STAKES IN AFFILIATED COMPANIES 112 122

DEFERRED TAX CREDITS 7 9

NON-CURRENT ASSETS 8,353 8,241

LOANS AND DEBT AT AMORTISED COST - 3

TRADE AND OTHER ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE 240 259

INVENTORIES 102 116

OTHER ASSETS 125 79

CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS 175 101

CURRENT ASSETS 641 557

TOTAL ASSETS 8,994 8,798

IN € MILLIONS 2015 2014*

EQUITY ATTRIBUTABLE TO GROUP 3,129 3,141

NON-CONTROLLING INTERESTS - -

EQUITY CAPITAL 3,129 3,141

PROVISIONS 436 453

FINANCIAL LIABILITIES 3,770 3,511

DEFERRED TAX LIABILITIES 970 899

NON-CURRENT LIABILITIES 5,175 4,864

PROVISIONS 4 4

FINANCIAL LIABILITIES 126 219

TRADE AND OTHER ACCOUNTS PAYABLE 325 335

OTHER LIABILITIES 235 235

CURRENT LIABILITIES 690 793

TOTAL LIABILITIES 8,994 8,798

CONSOLIDATED INCOME STATEMENT

CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEET AT 31 DECEMBER

ASSETS

LIABILITIES

FINANCIAL DATA

* The comparative data at 31 December 2014 were restated due to retrospective application of the interpretation of IFRIC 21.

2015 Activity and Sustainable Development Report56_

YOUR LOCAL GRTgaz REPRESENTATIVES

Headquarters

Bora Building 6, rue Raoul Nordling — 92277 Bois-Colombes Cedex — +33 (0) 155 664000

Engineering Division,

Procurement, Supply and Logistics Department

Delage Building 7, rue du 19 mars 1962 — 92322 Gennevilliers Cedex — +33 (0) 156 040100

You can find out more on grtgaz.com

and the social networks

• The GRTgaz code of conduct

• Ten-year development plan for the GRTgaz transmission network

• Reminder of key figures for 2015

• Mobilisation for the climate - Player’s booklet

Useful links

acer.europa.eu • entsog.eu • cre.fr • concertationgaz.com • gasinfocus.com •

ademe.fr • institut-economie-circulaire.fr • fdbiodiversite.org • inrap.fr •

mnhn.fr • parcs-naturels-regionaux.fr • ffrandonnee.fr and appli Randomobile

GRTgaz is a limited liability company with capital of €538,165,490. Headquarters: 6, rue Raoul Nordling 92270 Bois-Colombes. Registered in Nanterre Trade and Companies Register under number 440 117 620.

Design and production: – Editorial consultant: Chantal Caillat-Murat, Information & Graphics consultant – Photo credits: Médiathèque GRTgaz, Loïc Andrzejewski, Hamid Azmoun, Dominique Coulier, Circus Prod, Nicolas Dohr, Philippe Dureuil, Europe vue du ciel, Getty Images,

Emilie Grandidier, Philippe Grollier, Céline Garcia-Legouet, Cédric Helsly, Iveco, Olivier Jacques, Jean-Luc Kaiser, Luc Maréchaux, Cédric Martigny, Thomas Moren, Hubert Mouillade, Philippe Thery, Alexis Toureau/Scripto Sensu, Laurent Vautrin,

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SEINE VALLEY

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92238 Gennevilliers Cedex

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ATLANTIC COAST AND CENTRE

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GRTgaz OWNS AND OPERATES THE

NATURAL GAS TRANSMISSION NET-

WORK THAT COVERS MOST OF FRANCE.

WITH MORE THAN 32,300 KM OF PIPE-

LINES, THE GRTGAZ NETWORK IS THE

LONGEST IN EUROPE AND ONE OF

THE MOST INTERCONNECTED. GRTgaz

INVESTED 624 MILLION EUROS IN 2015 TO

TRANSMIT NATURAL GAS UNDER THE BEST

POSSIBLE CONDITIONS OF SAFETY AND

FLUIDITY, DEVELOP THE NETWORK AND ITS

INTERCONNECTIONS, OPTIMISE ITS OPER-

ATION AND REINFORCE THE SECURITY OF

SUPPLY IN FRANCE AND IN EUROPE.

THE ENERGY TRANSITION IS UNDER WAY:

THE TRANSMISSION NETWORK IS A KEY

VEHICLE FOR IT. OPEN TODAY TO BIOMETH-

ANE, A 100% RENEWABLE GAS PRODUCED

LOCALLY, TOMORROW IT WILL ENABLE

INCREASED USE OF THE GAS TRANSMIT-

TED, OR STORAGE AND TRANSMISSION OF

EXCESS SOLAR OR WIND ELECTRICITY IN

THE FORM OF HYDROGEN OR SYNTHETIC

METHANE.

GRTgaz EMPLOYS ALMOST 3,000 MEN

AND WOMEN MOTIVATED BY THE SAME

AMBITION: MAKING SURE THAT OUR GAS

TRANSMISSION NETWORK AND OUR

SKILLS SERVE THE SAFE, COMPETITIVE AND

ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY ENERGY

SOLUTIONS OF THE FUTURE.

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