Gas Roads & GTE Colin Hamilton (European Policy) 2 nd July 2009.

Gas Roads & GTE

Colin Hamilton (European Policy)

2nd July 2009

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Gas Roads & GTE

Transparency and the 3rd Package

Commission’s proposed Annex

GTE to ENTSOG

Gas Roads – the “Transparency Platform”

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What is the 3rd Package?

Intention is to help further facilitate fully liberalised European gas and electricity markets and force the current wide regional differences to converge towards a single market.

Transmission Network Unbundling is a key element - three models considered

Also, the formation of formal European Transporter bodies, ENTSO-G and ENTSO-E

The creation of a formal body of regulators, known as ACER

Both will be involved in the development of European Network Codes

3rd Package approved 25th June 2009 Published in Official Journal - August 2009 Enters into force 20 days later Documents found via

– http://www.consilium.europa.eu/uedocs/cms_data/docs/pressdata/en/misc/108740.pdf

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Transparency and the 3rd Package

2nd Package (EC 1775/2005) focussed on access Publication of technical, sold and available capacity Transparent, objective and non-discriminatory tariffs

3rd Package requires publication of supply/demand information

Ex-ante & ex-post based on nominations, forecasts and realised

flows

TSOs developing common understanding of what should be published to meet new obligations

National Grid doing “gap analysis” – may result in UNC Mods being raised

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Commission's Proposed Annex

Proposed amendment to Annex 3 (Transparency) to

Regulation Aim to put through comitology (September 2009)

Greatly extends transparency requirements– “Relevant points” extended to virtually every point

– Gas quality parameters and pressure requirements for each

relevant point

– Daily linepack forecasts

– Historic data published – extended to 5 years

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GTE to ENTSOG

Gas Transmission Europe (GTE) part of association

of gas infrastructure operators (GIE, Gas Infrastructure

Europe)

GIE has 3 columns: transmission, storage and LNG

Under 3rd Package GTE will become the European

Network of Transport System Operators (Gas), ENTSOG

Link = http://www.gie.eu.com/

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GTE to ENTSOG

Duties of ENTSOG include: Common network operation tools and research plans

10-year network development plan

Annual work programme

Annual report

Annual summer and winter supply outlooks

Technical and market codes (European Network Codes)– Will involve stakeholder consultation

– May result in UNC Mod proposals

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Gas Roads – the “Transparency Platform”

Consultation with stakeholders identified need for

gas transport information in single placeGTE+ Transparency platform was proposed solutionAligns with current EU Regulation 1775/2005 and

anticipates 3rd package Publication of technical information necessary for Users to

gain effective network access

User-friendly standardized manner

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Gas Roads – the “Transparency Platform”

Phase 1 launched November 2008 http://www.gas-roads.eu Capacity & Tariff information Capacity “route planner” Information from 27 TSOs

Phase 2 from Q2 2009 onwards Nominations, allocations Balancing Interruption

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