Strategic Goal 2: Ensuring the Security and Reliability of Gas Supplies Ireland has a well developed framework to ensure the adequacy of gas supplies and transportation infrastructure into the country. Recent years have seen substantial investment in the transmission network and the new pipelines recently completed [Mayo-Galway & South- North) will enable the indigenous gas find at Corrib to be brought to the market, assist in the development of an all-island gas network and enable more communities to benefit from the availability of natural gas. In light of global, EU and UK trends, natural gas will continue to play a vital role in the Irish fuel mix for some decades yet. Business as usual projections indicate that more than 70% of our electricity would be generated from natural gas by 2020. Our alternative scenario, with renewables contributing 33% by 2020, will see greater diversity in the fuel mix with gas contributing just under 50% to power generation. The UK is now the source of some 87% of our natural gas and the UK's own demand for imports is growing strongly. Norway will remain a significant supplier of gas to UK in the medium term. Ireland's location in Europe from the view-point of gas supply sources is becoming less peripheral. In the last 12 months the UK has achieved a significant increase in gas import capacity through accelerated infrastructure developments with resultant benefits for Ireland. Both Pipeline and LNG capacity has increased significantly. These include the Langeled pipeline from Norway, the new pipeline from the Netherlands and new LNG terminals at Milford Haven. Further expansion of LNG capacity and gas interconnection is underway in the UK and Europe which will benefit Ireland in terms of security of wholesale gas supplies within this regional market.