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Progress report on key projects

• GRI North West

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• Robert Spencer

GRI North West Lead Regulator - NMa

22nd Madrid Forum, 2-3 October 2012

Current work in progress within GRI NW in 2012

GRIP Evaluation of the GRIP to ensure that it is `fit for purpose` Ensure full and consistent implementation

Commitment has been found for the following workstream

Transparency Pre-com meetings Implicit allocation Ensure full and consistent implementation

• f information provisions

Exploring the feasibility of introducing implicit allocation in the gas market Create early understanding of FGL/NC to ensure efficient comitology

Evaluation of GRIP: ensure that next GRIP is most ‘fit for purpose’ for stakeholders in the region

Discussion of NRA recommendations with TSOs in the fall of 2012

Understanding CB-congestions Contribution to consistency Potential investment gaps

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• CB-congestions

investment gaps Modelling exercise Proposed recommendations Interaction with stakeholders

Transparency project: ensure full and consistent implementation of information provisions

ACER is elaborating European conclusions paper, GRI NW project finalized

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Completion of questionnaires to assess compliance (2011) Stakeholder consultation closed (January 2012) Assessment of stakeholder feedback for individual TSOs finalized (March 2012) Information send to ACER as input for European project

Gas Target Model: exploring the feasibility of introducing implicit allocation in the gas market

RCC position paper is currently up for public consultation, workshop on 19 October

Content of position paper

1 Oct 19 Oct 23 Nov 5 Issues associated with allocation

• f capacity in gas markets

European measures to solve issues related to allocation Added value of Implicit Allocation Prerequisites for the introduction

• f implicit allocation

1 2 3 4 Workshop (The Hague) Final position paper (SG meeting) Launch of public consultation

Pre-comitology meetings: create early understanding of FGL/NC to ensure efficient comitology

Three meetings have taken place

An open dialogue between MS, TSOs, NRAs, EC…

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• NRAs have explained the principles in

the Framework Guidelines and GTM;

• TSOs have explained the design

choices in the network code for CAM

• European Commission has explained

ratio and elements of CMP guideline … and should result in more efficiënt comitology process …have already led to better understanding towards positions on FGLs/ NCs…

Upcoming project: coordination of the implementation

• f network codes

The monitoring process will be finalized in the upcoming months

Regional operalization to make rules

Role of the region:

Regional

• peralization

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Regional operalization to make rules ”fit for purpose”(where and if required) Assist in timely monitoring and consistent implementation of the codes Report progress/ obstacles to ACER/ European Commission/ Member States

Implementation plan Reporting Monitoring Actual implementation

Upcoming project: assessement of market liquidity and degree of market integration

Envisioned approach

NRAs are currently determining the approach

Background in GTM

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NRAs shall assess market liquidity and degree of market integration Close cooperation with each other, stakeholders involved through GRIs Where necessary, NRAs explore measures to improve market liquidity and the degree of market integration

Assessment of market liquidity on

national level, coordinated by RCC

Identify best practices how liquidity

can be raised on national level Lessons learned discussed during (upcoming) SG meeting

CAM roadmap: current bottom up projects within GRI NW

CAM Roadmap

Roadmap has been drafted by ENTSOG in cooperation with ACER

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Joint Capacity Platform Initiative

• Bundled product

at Eynatten (Belgium/ Germany)

The British, Belgian and Dutch regulator have launched a call for evidence on the use of their gas interconnectors

Aim is to come to a view on what barriers exist and which are most significant

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Invitation to submit written analysis by 20 December Public workshop in London on 21 November Series of bilateral meetings for regulator(s) to interview stakeholders

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