Transcript 3.1. FG Interoperability Rules

Identifying priorities for GRI NW and
setting agenda for 2014-2017
Menno van Liere
Programme Officer GRI NW
11th Stakeholder Group meeting GRI NW
TITRE
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NRAs within GRI NW have recently launched a project to identify
priorities and set regional agenda for 2014 to 2017
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GRI NW European Energy Work Plan 2011 – 2014 is starting point
Work plan identifies three priorities:
Pillar I
Pillar II
Pillar III
Monitoring
implementation
of network codes
Pre-comitology
meetings on a
regional level
Pro active work
(including
pilot projects)
Out of scope for project
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GRI NW must (given work load on European level) identify where
region can contribute the most to create regional market
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Agenda must set clear path (in terms of projects) for upcoming years
Envisioned approach
Goal of project
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Identify projects that:
a) contribute to improve functioning of
wholesale markets at regional level
b) Stakeholders want to commit to
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How can functioning of wholesale
markets at regional level be improved
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Which identified issues can best be
addressed by GRI NW
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What projects should have priority
for GRI NW in period 2014 – 2017
The aim is to present the final regional agenda during the next
Madrid Forum (April 2014)
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Following consultation process, final agenda will be set
Oct
NRA
analysis
Nov
Jan
Feb
Drafting of
regional
agenda
Invitation to
stakeholders
for input
Mar
Apr
Closing of
consultation
Launch of
consultation
Final
publication
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NRAs within GRI NW have completed a questionnaire to get an
initial list of issues that might qualify for further attention
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ACER Market monitoring report was starting point for questionnaire
Problem identification:
What are the relevant issues?
Working directions:
Where to start?
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Lack of market liquidity
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Infrastructure development (PCIs)
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Lack of market transparency
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Market integrity and transparency
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Congestion in cross-border flows
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Gas target model
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Integration of renewables
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Early CAM implementation
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Source diversification
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Network code “Trials”
NRAs within GRI NW have drafted an initial long list of relevant
issues that could be addressed
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There is not really one single issue that was flagged by many NRAs
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Quality of gas
Lack of liquidity on forward markets
Lack of market transparency: infrastructure (availability, flows)
Lack of market transparency: hub (price signals, price formation)
 Lack of liquidity on spot markets
 Physical & contractual congestion on CB-flows (NCs)
 Integration renewables in system (biogas, power-to-gas)
 Source diversification (in relating to LNG, pipelines) doesn’t need
the attention of GRI NW
NRAs within GRI NW have also have drafted an initial long list with
working directions that the region could pursue
Working directions that should get top priority by GRI NW
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NC ‘trials’: tariffs
GTM: Study into zone merging
Working directions that should get priority by GRI NW
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NC ‘trials’: CMP, Balancing, Interoperability
Infrastructure development (PCIs): infrastructure and storage
GTM: renewables integration and pilot for implicit allocation
Early CAM implementation: day ahead/within day capacity
Early CAM implementation: forward capacity
REMIT: best practice /common approach
Several interviews will be conducted shortly and other GRIs will
be contacted to understand their work plan
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Any input, suggestions/ ideas within the next couple of weeks are welcomed!
Requiring input
from stakeholders
Interaction with
other GRIs to
understand their
workstream
Based on all input
collected: drafting
of a regional
agenda
Pre-comitology meetings should create early understanding
FGLs/NCs to ensure efficient comitology process
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of
Next meeting on 27 November (focus on tariffs, interoperability, rules for trading)
An open dialogue between
MS, TSOs, NRAs, EC…
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NRAs explain principles in the
Framework Guidelines;
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TSOs explain design choices in the
network codes
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European Commission – if applicable –
explain ratio of guidelines (e.g. CMP)
…leads to better understanding
towards positions on FGLs/
NCs…
… and should result in more
efficiënt comitology process
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NRAs within GRI NW have published the final position paper on the
feasibility of implicit allocation in the gas market
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Several changes introduced in position paper following consultation responses
Response C
Response B
Response A
EoC document
Position
paper
Final conclusion:
implicit allocation can have added
value, but assess feasibility once
CAM and CMP are up and running
Documents are published on the GRI NW part of the ACER website
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Thank you for your attention!
Thank you for
your
attention
www.acer.europa.eu
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