Annex VIII List of non-market-based security of gas supply measures

In developing the preventive action plan and the emergency plan the F1Secretary of State shall consider the contribution of the following indicative and non-exhaustive list of measures only in the event of an emergency:

1. (a)

   supply-side measures:

   • use of strategic gas storage,

   • enforced use of stocks of alternative fuels F2... ,

   • enforced use of electricity generated from sources other than gas,

   • enforced increase of gas production levels,

   • enforced storage withdrawal;

2. (b)

   demand-side measures:

   • various steps of compulsory demand reduction including:

   • enforced fuel switching,

   • enforced utilisation of interruptible contracts, where not fully utilised as part of market-based measures,

   • enforced firm load shedding.