In July, the second and last stage of the Open Season procedure has drawn to a close. It has the ability to transport 2 bcm/year in the Irun/Biriatou international connection, in the Spain →France direction, which will be available from 2015. The MidCat project has not been approved given the insufficient capacity demand on the part of marketers.

From the first week of September, Sedigas' business activities will be carried out at new headquarters, located at Plaça Lesseps, in Barcelona. Up until then, and for the first three weeks of August, Asociación Española del Gas will be closed for holidays. The new address (the telephone number remains unchanged):

Asociación Española del Gas (Sedigas)

Plaça Lesseps, 33; entresuelo 3ª A

08023 Barcelona

Tel: 93 417 28 04

During the first half of 2010, natural gas consumption reached 200,604 GWh, representing a 1.5% increase compared to the same period last year. The main driving force behind this consumption came from the industrial market, which displayed a 9% increase, indicative of its operational recovery. Similarly, the commercial-domestic market displayed an increase of 14% in the first half, due to progress in attracting customers and the lower temperatures recorded in the first three months of the year.

19 July 2010 - Over a day of intense heat and general lack of winds, the Spanish electrical system required the support of natural gas combined cycle power stations installed throughout Spain. This contributed to one of the operating records over the season with regard to these facilities.

2 July 2010.  The Spanish Gas Association, Sedigas, today called for the State Energy Pact being negotiated by the Spanish Government and the opposition Partido Popular party to reflect an "ambitious, realistic and stabilising" target in terms of the 20% share of renewable energies in the final energy consumption mix by 2020, in line with the "Green Package". It warned at the same time that the pursuit of a higher level, such as the 22.7% mentioned in past months by the Government, "would represent an unnecessary additional pressure which would jeopardise the economic recovery and once again destabilise the system".

Sedigas, the Spanish Gas Association, has set up a portal on its new website intended for domestic natural gas consumers, with the aim of informing them about everyday aspects connected with gas and clearing up any doubts which may arise in the use of the fuel.

In June Eurogas chose a new president. The figure holding the position will be Jean François Cirelli, President of GDF SUEZ.

Natural gas could contribute 84% of Spain's target for emissions reductions, serving as the guarantor behind the introduction of renewable energy sources in the country, while in turn increasing energy efficiency. That is one of the conclusions of the study "Contribution of the gas sector to the European Union's Green Package objectives" drawn up by Garrigues Medio Ambiente.

Sedigas, the Spanish Gas Association, is, in partnership with the Autonomous Regional Government of Madrid, organising the seminar "High-efficiency systems with gas. The sustainability factor in buildings", to take place on Wednesday 23 June in Madrid.

The President of Sedigas, Antoni Peris, has positioned the gas sector as a "valuable ally in helping the country emerge from the economic crisis". The main reasons: because it employs more than 52,700 people (in addition to the thousands working as fitters in the sector) and because it is a sector which helps to develop the national economy as a whole, with an economic impact of over 8.5 billion euros.