European Transparency Project Progress

Olaf IsleiEuropean Strategy and Environment

04 September 2008

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NW Gas Regional Initiative

Regional Initiatives Started Spring 2006 Practical bottom up approach to reform Engage all stakeholders

North West Region Nine Members (+ Norway) Majority of European gas trade and consumption

Transparency One of three priority areas

1. Transparency 2. Capacity3. Investment

Objective: overcome barriers to gas trade between Member States on a non-discriminatory basis

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Participating TSOs

Netherlands

United Kingdom

Germany Belgium

France Ireland

Sweden

Northern Ireland

Denmark

?

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Context – original information wish list

Gas Quality

Gas Balancing

Transmission Capacity

Gas Flows

Supply and Demand

Agreed as priority areas

Important areas for

future focus

Gas Flows Daily flow and interruptions

Daily prompt allocations

Daily aggregate day-ahead nominations

Historic gas flows

Transmission Capacity Max technical capacity

Interruption probability

Daily commercial firm and interruptible capacity

focus on prioritised subset of information

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Interconnection Points

128 Interconnection Points

95 Public

33 Confidential (?)

Greater information transparency at “confidential” interconnection points?

EC Law: Less than three shippers; can request authorisation from NRAs not to publish information

3rd package amendment

IMPACT OF LESS THAN THREE SHIPPER RULE ON PROJECT

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TSOs committed to milestones

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Implementation schedule

Data Type% provided

in December 2007

% expected by May 2008

% expected by September

2008

% expected by December

2008 (C1) Max technical capacity

69 94 94 94

(C2) Interruption 31 50 81 88(C3) Daily commercial firm and interruptible capacity

56 75 88 94

(F1) Daily flow / aggregated Allocation

25 75 94 100

(F2) Daily prompt allocation information

81 88 88 94

(F3) Daily aggregate day-ahead nominations

13 31 63 75

(F4) Historic gas flow information database

44 63 100 100

Example: 25% of TSOs already provided aggregate daily flow and interruptions (F1), by December 2008 100% of TSOs should provide this info

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Implementation progress: May 2008

MIXED PROGRESS: ON TRACK IN 3 BUT BEHIND SCHEDULE ON 4

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Max technical capacity (C1)

ALMOST ON TRACK: ONLY ONE TSO LEFT TO IMPLEMENT

Planned

Fluxys, BGE, Energinet.dk, Swedegas

Implemented

Fluxys, BGE, Energinet.dk

Delayed

Swedegas

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Probability of interruption (C2)

BEHIND SCHEDULE: 6 TSOs TO IMPLEMENT BY SEPTEMBER

Planned

Ontras, Energinet.dk, Swedegas

Implemented

E.ON

Delayed

Ontras, Energinet.dk Swedegas

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Daily commercial firm and interruptible capacity (C3)

ROUGHLY ON TRACK: ONE TSO IMLPEMENTED EARLY ONE TSO FAILED

Planned

Fluxys, BGE, Energinet.dk

Implemented

NG, BGE, Energinet.dk

Delayed

Fluxys

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Daily flow/aggregated allocation (D+1) (F1)

BEHIND SCHEDULE: 4 TSOs TO IMPLEMENT BY SEPTEMBER; 3 BY DECEMBER

Planned

E.ON, WINGAS, Ontras, Energinet.dk, BEB, DEP, Swedegas, GdF DT

Implemented

E.ON, BEB, DEP, GdF DT

Delayed

Fluxys, WINGAS, Ontras, Swedegas

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Daily prompt allocation information (F2)

ON TRACK: ALL TSOs NOW REPORT TO PROVIDE THIS INFORMATION

Svenska Kraftnät and E.ON now report that

they provide this information

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Daily aggregate day ahead nominations (F3)

BEHIND SCHEDULE: 3 TSOs PROVIDE NO ANSWER ON IMPLEMENTATION

Planned

WINGAS, Ontras, DEP

Implemented

E.ON

Delayed

WINGAS, Ontras, DEP

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Historic gas flow database (F4)

ON TRACK: 5 TSOs STILL NEED TO IMPLEMENT THIS INFORMATION

Planned

WINGAS, Ontras, BEB

Implemented

E.ON, DEP, WINGAS, BEB

Delayed

Ontras

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TSOs that report new information release

TSOs that report full compliance already

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Key issues

Implementation accuracy1. At which interconnection points will the relevant data be

published?2. Are the definitions for each data type appropriate?3. Has there been any further progress since May?

User views1. Network user feedback on accessibility and usefulness of the

data2. Improvements to project management and reporting3. Any other key issues?

TSO feedback1. Reasons for delays in releasing new data2. Re-confirmation of implementation commitment

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Next Steps

First implementation report and press release published:25 July 2008

Publication draft second progress report: 07 November 2008

North-West Region Stakeholder Conference in London: 14 November 2008

Deadline for implementation: 31 December 2008

Final project report/workshop:Early 2009

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STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT

ERGEG WEBSITEhttp://www.energy-regulators.eu/portal/page/portal/EER_HOME

NW GRI WEBSITEhttp://www.energy-regulators.eu/portal/page/portal/EER_HOME/EER_INITIATIVES/GRI/North_West/Overview

DTe is the lead regulator for the NW Gas Regional Initiative - contact for participation/updates

http://www.dte.nl/nederlands/home/index.asp

Maya van der Steenhoven (Ms) m.v.vandersteenhoven@nmanet.nl  +31 70 330 3520Kristien van de Laar (Ms) K.H.Vandelaar@nmanet.nl +31 70 330 3304 Erik Rakhou (Mr) E.Rakhou@nmanet.nl +31 70 330 1937

For further information

Olaf Islei (Mr) Olaf.Islei@ofgem.gov.ukCarlos Martinez (Mr) Carlos.Martinez@ofgem.gov.ukPamela Taylor (Ms) Pamela.Taylor@ofgem.gov.uk

Download First Project Implementation Report

http://www.ofgem.gov.uk/Europe/Whatwedo/RegionalInit/Documents1/Transparency%20implementation%20report.pdf

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