1. Transparency for market participants in the Northern Europe whole sale market Status and challenges By Jan Hansen, DERA

2. Transparency is the precondition for efficient functioning of the competitive market Defining elements of transparency Same information to all market participants at the same time + cross border trade = Same information issued in all parts of the region Defining who will contribute with, collect and distribute information? Transparency for market participants - The challenge -

3. Florence Forum requirements  ETSO and EURELECTRIC report  ERGEG draft guidelines  Consultation process  ERGEG final guidelines being drafted Interconnector ”Comitology” Guidelines with transparency requirements …….reference framework for Nortehrn Europe ERI Transparency for market participants Pan EU initiatives

4. Better more than less – timely and simultaneously Identification of information owners and distributors User friendly possibility of updating types of information released Major groups of information required - System Load - Generation - Transmission and access Transparency for market participants - ERGEG guidelines

5. Nord Pool Spot information release preconditions to become a member EEX voluntary information release system  Convergence of transparency within the region - Implementation group to contribute to convergence as quickly as possible Transparency for market participants - Northern Europe -

6. The need for transparency -by EURELECTRIC, Gunnar Lundberg, Vattenfall AB The new system of voluntary transparency -by European Energy Exchange - EEX, Albert Moser Prepared presentations of stakeholders Discussion Transparency for market participants - Agenda -