Retail Market Assurance Services for the Irish Electricity Market Niemesh Amin IGG 5th December 2012 niemesh.amin@gemserv.com

Assurance Activity Update Business As Usual (RMDS) Supplier Assurance There has been ongoing IPT scenario planning and scoping activities for both a large and small supplier entry. The business solution assessment has commenced for two large suppliers.

Assurance Activity Update Harmonisation (HRDS) Post Implementation Review – Phase 1, Jan 2013 Proposed coverage to be grouped by the following: Software and MCR Changes SAP ISU Service Pack updates, SAP-PI, Extranet, MCRs and schema changes. Questionnaire approach to be utilised with the similar format for previous market design PIRs Comments?

Assurance Activity Update Harmonisation (HRDS) Post Implementation Review – Phase 2, TBC Infrastructure Upgrade Infrastructure upgrade related to the Tibco hub, MPCC replacement and data flow routing Phase 2 envisaged after market hub messaging issue is resolved for appropriate feedback to be captured Questionnaire approach to be utilised similar to Phase 1 Performance Testing/Go-No Decision Review associated hardware/system performance requirements Proposed site visit to discuss the circumstances leading to the decisions made leading to go-live and understand the remedial actions.

Assurance Activity Update Harmonisation (HRDS) Outputs Collated information presented back to the IGG forum An outcome report to feed back into the continuous improvement process Next Steps Request feedback from IGG on the above described approach and timings Suggestions for any other areas to be covered

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