Market consultation in 2007
In order to assess specifically the need for additional north-south capacity in Belgium, Fluxys launched a market consultation with adjacent system operators in April 2007. Several system users subsequently booked new capacity from Zeebrugge, ‘s-Gravenvoeren (Belgian-Dutch border) or Eynatten (Belgian-German border) to Blaregnies (French-Belgian border). In the meantime, some system users have revised their capacity towards France downward. Fluxys subsequently also downsized the initial north-south project to avoid overinvestment.
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European support
In relation to its recovery plan (European Economic Recovery Plan), the European Commission aims to increase the number of investments and to modernise the infrastructure. The Commission provides €2.3 billion for trans-European projects such as LNG projects and the shoring up of interconnections between the grids. Therefore the project was awarded €67 million EEPR funding by the European Commission.

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