Abstract

Today there are 4 capacity platforms (Prisma, Gaz System, GBS (Gassco booking site) and a Hungarian platform). There is also more to come. In addition TSO's are also running some capacity processes like overnomination and interruptable capacities via their own sites. In the common data exchange solutions table from ENTSOG it was decided that for capacity interactive data exchange should be used. In our opinion this have created a situation where some of the processes is harmonised but the data exchange and platforms are completely different. This makes it difficult for network users (Balancing responsible parties) to keep track of their capacity and to get an overview of options available for transporting the gas in Europe and also the cost involved to do so.

Category: European

Reported issue

Capacity and transport rights are very important information that directly affect the gas prices that a network user can give to receiving part. Most networkusers that have portfolios in different european countries want to digitalise this process and to do that today is very costly because of the lack of harmonisastion when it comes to data exchange.

We agree with the statement in the network code on interoperability network code that states:

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(3): "The lack of harmonisation in technical, operational and communication areas could create barriers to the free
flow of gas in the Union, thus hampering market integration. Union interoperability and data exchange rules
should allow the necessary harmonisation in those areas, therefore leading to effective market integration. For
that purpose and for facilitating commercial and operational cooperation between adjacent transmission system
operators, this Regulation should address interconnection agreements, units, gas quality, odourisation and data
exchange. It should provide rules and procedures to reach an appropriate level of harmonisation towards efficient
gas trading and transport across gas transmission systems in the Union."

Because of this we think that this is missing for capacity data exchange and there is a need to hamronize the data exchange for capacity.

Missing information regarding capacity is effecting both the balancing and transport og gas.

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