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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.