1. 18 December 20061 Study Co-Ordination on Day Ahead Capacity in Bunde/Oude Statenzijl and Ellund EC-Operators of Implementation Group ERGEG Regional Gas Market North / North-West Key Operator Contacts “Interconnections, Primary and Secondary Market” Volker Schippers, E.ON GT Anke Alvermann, BEB

2. 18 December 20062 Background Current Situation Alternatives Proposal Way forward Contents

3. 18 December 20063 EFET perceives that –market structures and limited availability of transport capacity between markets have a significant impact on the traded wholesale markets (hubs) and proposed that –TSOs should obtain or reserve capacity for day ahead capacity auctions –Shippers should be requested to resell unused capacity First N/NW Stakeholder Group Meeting (slide I)

4. 18 December 20064 Auction Process proposed by EFET –until 09:00Shippers place available capacity in the auction –until 09:30TSO(s) publish available capacity and its nature (firm / interruptible) –09:30 to 10:00Auction –before 10:15TSO(s) communicates results –Envisaged Start1 April 2007 First N/NW Stakeholder Group Meeting (slide II)

5. 18 December 20065 North /North-West operators develop a study on Co- Ordination on Day Ahead Capacity Interconnection Points Bunde – Oude Statenzijl (H-gas) Ellund Operators work out study until end of December 2006 Task defined on second N/NW IG

6. 18 December 20066 Background Current Situation Alternatives Proposal Way forward Contents

7. 18 December 20067 Bunde / Oude Statenzijl (H-gas) –BEB –E.ON Gastransport –Gastransportservices –Wingas Transport Ellund –BEB –E.ON Gastransport –Energinet.dk IG-TSOs at the Interconnection Points

8. 18 December 20068 GTSBEBE.ON GTWingas Tr. Offer daily capacity (firm and interruptible)  Offer capacity on one side of the border  Offer on-line capacity booking  Maximum implementation lead time 10 days Bulletin board for secondary capacity  Re-nomination lead time 2 hours Main Current Conditions: Bunde / Oude Statenzijl (H-gas)

9. 18 December 20069 Energinet.dkBEBE.ON GT Offer daily capacity (firm and interruptible)  Offer capacity on one side of the border  Offer on-line capacity booking Scheduled for May 2007  Maximum implementation lead time 10 days Bulletin board for secondary capacity  Re-nomination lead time 2 hours Main Current Conditions: Ellund

10. 18 December 200610 Background Current Situation Alternatives Proposal Way forward Contents

11. 18 December 200611 Short Term Capacities Product Features Allocation of RevenuesOrganisation Allocation of Capacities

12. 18 December 200612 Interconnection Points –Bunde / Oude Statenzijl (H-gas) –Ellund Entry – Exit Capacity –Separate entry and separate exit capacity –Combined entry-exit capacity Type –Firm (primary from TSO) –Firm (secondary from shipper) –Interruptible (primary from TSO) –Interruptible (secondary from shipper) Duration –Daily Lead time –Day-ahead Alternative Product Features Product Features

13. 18 December 200613 Who –TSOs Jointly Bilaterally Locationally –Joint Venture –Energy Exchange Platform –Internet Website Alternative Forms of Organisation Organisation

14. 18 December 200614 Allocation of Capacities –Auction –Pro-Rata –FCFS Allocation of Revenues –Depending on the products and specific national / European rules remaining revenues may be reimbursed to original capacity holder (shippers or TSO) shared between shippers and TSOs –Platform operator receives (fixed) handling fee Alternatives of Allocation of Capacities and Revenues Allocation of Capacities Allocation of Revenues

15. 18 December 200615 Background Current Situation Alternatives Proposal Way forward Contents

16. 18 December 200616 Proposal Product features –Location: Bunde / Oude Statenzijl (H-gas) and Ellund –Combined entry and exit capacities –Interruptible capacities offered by TSOs –Duration / Lead time: day ahead daily capacity Organisation –TSOs Allocation of Capacities –Auction Allocation of Revenues –TSOs receive the revenues

17. 18 December 200617 Background Current Situation Alternatives Proposal Way forward Contents

18. 18 December 200618 Way Forward 18 December 2006 –Study to North / North-West key regulator contacts for primary and secondary capacity (to be sent by them to all other stakeholders) January / February 2007 –Discussion on North / North-West stakeholder workshop in Germany as announced by regulators After the Workshop (in case of agreed-upon solution) –Check of national implementability (national rules / market) –Development of specification and implementation plan –Definition of starting date