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2010
Annual Report
UGS
– underground gas storage facility; the PGNiG
Group is the only owner of the underground gas
storage facilities in Poland; there are eight such
facilities in Poland: seven situated in worked out
natural gas and crude oil deposits, and one in a salt
cavern (in Mogilno).
Transmission
– transportation of gas fuels through
transmission networks to distribution networks
or end customers connected to the transmission
network.
Distribution network
– a gas network of low,
medium and high pressure, other than a mine pipe‑
line; the responsibility for network traffc rests with
the gas companies.
Transmission network
– a gas network of low,
medium and high pressure, other than a mine pipe‑
line; the responsibility for network traffc rests with
a transmission system operator.
TPA (Third Party Access)
– right to free use of trans‑
mission services and free choice of a supplier.
URE (Urząd Regulacji Energetyki)
– Energy Regula‑
tory Authority. Under the relevant regulations,
the President of URE is responsible for approving
the tariffs submitted by holders of licences which
authorise them to conduct business involving trade
in and storage of gas fuels.
Trade and Storage Distribution
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Environmental
Protection
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