Expected mid-term investments are being adapted to new demand estimates, characterised by a drop on the predictions made in the past.
In the first draft (July 2011) of the 2012-2020 planning document for the electricity and gas sectors, the investments considered in categories A and B in the new years (the same number as in the 2008-2016 document) for the 2012-2020 period, is 7.065 billion euros, which is 31% less than in the previous planning period.

The present size of the gas sector is the result of continued efforts over decades of the economic agents involved in this sector. Throughout this period, the sector has matched the rhythm of growth in demand with the necessary investments.