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Gas Transmission Europe
European wide body representing cross-border
gas transmission companies and the
transmission arms of integrated gas
companies
GTE Members
GTE ambition and objectives
• Promoting the development of a fully operational
European transmission system
• Promoting the enhancement of cross-border transmission
• Supporting interoperability of the European transmission
systems
• Promoting market solutions
• Contributing to the setting of a clear and stable public
policy framework
• Voicing the opinion of the transmission companies in
Europe.
GTE organisation
• GTE has set up several working groups to
work on its objectives:
– WG Tariffs (Bernard Brelle)
– WG Capacity and Congestion (Fritz Gautier)
– WG Interoperability (solid contribution to EASEEgas) (Patrick Wailliez)
– WG Balancing and Storage  recently dissolved
– New: WG Security of Supply (Brian Withington)
GTE Publications ( www.gte.be)
• GTE Position Paper
• Reports regarding Balancing & Storage, Capacity &
Congestion Management, Interoperability and
Transmission Tariff issues
• European grid map including a traffic light system with
respect to available capacities at all major crossborder points
• European-wide comparison of transmission tariffs
GTE activities
• Actively involved in the Madrid Forum
• Regular meetings with the associations
representing the users of the grid (EFET,
Eurelectric, Eurogas, IFIEC and OGP)
• Setting up of EASEE-gas jointly with the Edigas
Group
Madrid Forum
Guidelines for Good Practice
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Transparency requirements
Non-discrimination requirements
Promotion of interoperability
Facilitation of cross border trade to:
TPA services; tariff structure; balancing and
imbalance charges and secondary markets
Implementation of Guidelines for Good Practice:
Responses to GTE Questionnaire
Responses received
Responses not yet received
GTE questionnaire: Compliance TPA Services
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Are unbundled TPA services offered?
Non discriminatory services to all customers?
Conditions of services in English published?
Physical & available capacities published?
TSO activity pursues harmonization to facilitate interoperability?
Long and short term services offered?
TPA services and access rules facilitate transmission to
neighbouring regimes?
8. Capacity services facilitate trading?
9. Nomination procedures standardized?
10. Non discriminatory transport capacity allocation?
11. Procedure for short term congestion / shortcoming / failure in place
12. TSO independence secured / guaranteed?
GTE Questionnaire: TPA services
percentage compliance
overall com pliance: 81%
11%
33%
56%
>80%
80-50%
<50%
GTE Questionnaire: transparency of
capacity
Publication of available capacities
15%
85%
numerical
traffic light
GTE Questionnaire:Tariff structure
TSO’s should publish information on:
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General tariff methodology
Definition of the cost base
Tariff structure (point-to-point, Entry-exit, zonal etc.)
Functional allocation and capacity/commodity allocation
Detailed tariff design
Indexation of tariffs
Specific tariffs for special services (i.c. backhaul)
Regulatory involvement in tariff setting
GTE Questionnaire: Tariff Structure
percentage applicable
overall: 83%
0%
22%
78%
>80%
80-50%
<50%
GTE Questionnaire: Balancing
TSO’s should:
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Design non discriminatory, transparent balancing rules
Ensure that the rules are applied unbiased
Ensure charges are cost neutral with incentives
Ensure compatibility between balancing regimes
Design non hampering balancing regimes
Facilitate pooling
Inform the market about the imbalance status
GTE Questionnaire: Balancing
percentage compliance
overall: 90%
11%
0%
89%
>80%
80-50%
<50%
GTE Questionnaire: secondary markets
TSO’s should:
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Allow TPA capacity rights to be tradable
Discourage Capacity Hoarding, Facilitate re-utilisation
GTE Questionnaire: secondary markets
Market based mechanisms, percentage
compliance
overall: 78%
11%
22%
67%
>80%
80-50%
<50%
Current issues
• European Energy Infrastructure
• 2nd European Gas Directive
• Security of Supply
European Energy Infrastructure,
GTE position
• Investment climate must be based on economic
principles and give proper incentives
• Investment decisions by market players  avoid
European central planning
• Avoid obligations to invest. If used nonetheless:
assess possible distortions to the market
• Long term contracts will continue to play an important
role
• GTE actively pursues practical guidelines agreed in
Madrid
• GTE advocates a clear and stable regulatory framework
2nd Directive, GTE position:
• Separate approach for gas and electricity Directives; gas is
not a universal service
• Stable and predictable legal framework needed  but now
qualitative changes to the gas Directive after two years only
• 2nd Directive must not conflict with practical guidelines
agreed at Madrid Forum
• Take into account GTE comments on European Energy
Infrastructure
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Furthermore: Unclear definition of system; No need for a European regulator;
Further legal unbundling not required
Security of supply
Mission of the GTE Security of Supply WG:
– provide a clear understanding of the concept of security
of supply as well as the roles and responsibilities of
market players;
– ensure that the pivotal role of investment in
transportation infrastructure is properly recognised (and
rewarded)
– recommend an appropriate framework for ensuring
continued security of supply which minimises
centralised intervention and maximises industry
decision making
CONCLUSIONS
• GTE contributes actively and positively to the
development of the European gas market and the
Madrid Process
• GTE differs with CEER and DGTREN mainly on
opinion on market influence vs. regulatory
involvement
• GTE strongly opposes European central planning
• GTE members are making progress on
implementation of Guidelines for Good Practice