New transparency guidelines Proposal to amend Annex chapter 3 of the Gas Regulation Mark van Stiphout C2 – Electricity and Gas 29/05/2018 EUROPEAN COMMISSION

 The need for more transparency: Starring at the Madrid Forum agenda since 20 & 21 February 2007; 15th Madrid Forum: Proposal for Minimum Transparency Requirements Eurogas, Eurelectric, OGP, EFET, IFIEC, Geode, CEDEC ERGEG and Associations ask that it is made binding TSOs commit to publishing already available information Cost allocation Address content of the presentation 12th Madrid Forum 13. The Forum invited GIE to include work on availability on the web of real-time flow data in the platform mentioned in paragraph 8. MF 15: The Commission thanks EFET, OGP, Eurogas, Eurelectric, CEDEC and GEODE for their list of minimum transparency requirements which shows the need to enforce existing transparency requirements, on one side, and the need to further develop the Regulation in this respect, on the other side. IFIEC stated it also agrees with the list of minimum transparency requirements. These Associations, together with ERGEG, ask that these minimum requirements are made binding.The Commission will analyse the list and the need to make it binding. Gas Regional Initiative – Stakeholder Group Northwest region – 26 November 2009 | 2

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 Security of Supply & Transparency Russia – Ukraine dispute in January 2009 Data availability More flexibility in the internal gas market is needed Allow all market participants to respond to solve a gas supply disruption “the Commission proposes to strengthen gas network transparency through detailed rules through comitology” From the impact assessment for the SoS regulation: However, the data available to governments and market participants on gas flows, stocks and available capacities was inadequate, making market decisions and decisions on emergencies more difficult. Other factors influencing flexibility in the internal gas market to mitigate most gas supply disruptions should also improve somewhat in the next years. On the functioning of the market, after the 3rd internal energy market package, the Commission proposes to strengthen gas network transparency through detailed rules through comitology by a proposal to amend the Annex of the current Gas Regulation 1775/2005.( p22) Gas Regional Initiative – Stakeholder Group Northwest region – 26 November 2009 | 4

 A European wide discussion on the need for more transparency Stakeholder consultation in April Discussion on draft proposal in the 16th Madrid Forum of 28 & 29 May 2009 The Forum welcomed the proposal as an important step forward Stakeholders were asked to comment by the end of June Gas Regional Initiative work on transparency GTE+ workshops in March and September Stakeholders that commented: Eurelectric, Eurogas, GTE+, ERGEG, companies Gas Regional Initiative – Stakeholder Group Northwest region – 26 November 2009 | 5

 Discussion and consultation after MF16 Stakeholders: detailed comments but general agreement – make it binding! ERGEG provided extensive comments GTE gave high quality feedback Most associations responded Some individual companies responded Gas Regional Initiative – Stakeholder Group Northwest region – 26 November 2009 | 6

 What needs to improve? Access to and format of data Real-time updates Granularity of capacity availability and historic data Relevant points All entry and exit points Connecting to hubs, storages, production facilities, balancing zones Protection of confidential information of end consumers interconnection point where the capacity is sold; type of capacity, i.e. entry, exit, firm, interruptible; quantity and duration of the capacity usage rights; type of sale, e.g. transfer or assignment the total number of trades/transfers; any other conditions known to the transmission system operator. Gas Regional Initiative – Stakeholder Group Northwest region – 26 November 2009 | 7

 What needs to improve? Information on liability and possibility of interruption Balancing input and output of individual shippers Linepack and flexibility possibilities of the system Information on the calculation of tariffs interconnection point where the capacity is sold; type of capacity, i.e. entry, exit, firm, interruptible; quantity and duration of the capacity usage rights; type of sale, e.g. transfer or assignment the total number of trades/transfers; any other conditions known to the transmission system operator. Gas Regional Initiative – Stakeholder Group Northwest region – 26 November 2009 | 8

 What needs to improve? Gas quality and pressure Secondary market Interruptions, conversion services Secondary market Conditions for trading Information on traded product interconnection point where the capacity is sold; type of capacity, i.e. entry, exit, firm, interruptible; quantity and duration of the capacity usage rights; type of sale, e.g. transfer or assignment the total number of trades/transfers; any other conditions known to the transmission system operator. Gas Regional Initiative – Stakeholder Group Northwest region – 26 November 2009 | 9

 Comments by stakeholders I Define units on EU level Gas Quality and Pressure requirements only when relevant for access conditions Wobbe index or calorific value measured at all relevant points Risks to be assessed by shippers Procedures instead of agreements at IP’s Method to calculate capacity kWh (with a combustion reference temperature of 298 K) shall be the unit for energy content and m3 (at 273 K and 1.01325 bar) shall be the unit for volume. In case gas flow or capacity is expressed in volume/time, then the conversion factor to energy content shall be provided Wobbe per day at D+3 Gas Regional Initiative – Stakeholder Group Northwest region – 26 November 2009 | 10

 Comments by stakeholders II Information on capacity requirements: more precise Secondary capacity obligations are not clear Linepack If offered by the TSO Possibility for NRA to exempt Other flexibility services System pressure or amount of gas Minimum and maximum limits Real-time Not ‘maximum’ for technical capacity No distinction between firm and interruptible for nominations  Day ahead and end of each gas day Gas Regional Initiative – Stakeholder Group Northwest region – 26 November 2009 | 11

 Way forward Proposal and invitation were sent to Permanent Representations on 18 November First Committee meeting on 18 December Member State designates representative NRA’s are invited Decision through Regulatory procedure Committee established under Art 14 of Gas regulation Council decision 1999/468/CE Gas Regional Initiative – Stakeholder Group Northwest region – 26 November 2009 | 12

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