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Glossary

AC: Alternating current

CBA: Cost-Benefits Analysis

CCGT: Combined Cycle Gas Turbine

DBMED: Mediterranean Database

DC: Direct Current

EC: European Commission

EENS: Expected Energy Not Supplied

ENS: Energy Not Supplied

ENTSO-E: European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity

EU: European Union

GDP: Gross Domestic Product

GHGs: Greenhouse Gases

GWh: Gigawatt hour

HVAC: High-Voltage alternating current transmission

HVDC: High-Voltage direct current transmission

IN: Inertial scenario

kV: Kilovolt

LCC: Line-Commutated Current-sourced Converters

LOLE: Loss of Load Expectation

MA: Mediterranean Ambition scenario

MEDREG: Mediterranean Energy Regulators

Med-TSO: Association of the Mediterranean Transmission System Operators (TSOs)

MENA: Middle East and North Africa

MW: Megawatt

MWh: Megawatt hour

MMP: Mediterranean Masterplan

NDP: National Development Plan

NTC: Net Transfer Capacity

OCGT: Open-Cycle Gas Turbine

PCI: Project of Common Interest

PINT: Put IN one at a Time

PiTs: Points in Time

PMI: Project of Mutual Interest

PR: Proactive scenario

PV: Photovoltaics

RES: Renewable Energy Sources

SEW: Socio-Economic Welfare

SoS: Security of Supply

TEASIMED: Towards an Efficient, Adequate, Sustainable and Interconnected MEDiterranean power system

TOOT: Take One Out a Time

TSO: Transmission System Operator

TYMNDP: Ten-year Mediterranean Network Development Plan

UNFCCC: United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change

VSC: Voltage Source Converters

VOLL: Value of Lost Load

Acknowledgements

This report was prepared by Med-TSO Technical Committee Planning, chaired by Neveen Saleh, Egyptian Transmission System Operator, in the framework of TEASIMED 2 project.

The document was developed bu the following team:

Dimitrios BECHRAKIS

IPTO – Greece

Francisco REIS

REN – Portugal

Emmanuel BUÉ

RTE – France

Andrea CIANFANELLI

TERNA – Italy

Mario SISINNI

TERNA – Italy

This work would not have been possible without the support and cooperation of all TC Planning group members who reviewed the document. Special thanks to the Med-TSO Secretariat staff, particularly Ms. Naglaa Khattab, Mr. Ahmed El Shami, and Mr. Anas EL Hraiech, for their coordination efforts in producing this repor.