E10-PC-54: Draft pilot framework guideline on gas balancing

2010/08/19-2010/10/28

Background

Draft framework guideline on gas balancing

In July 2009, the 3rd Package was adopted by the European Union and published in the Official Journal of the European Communities on August 14, 2009. This package includes two directives on electricity and gas respectively, as well as three regulations on access rules to electricity and gas networks and the creation of the Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER). These texts will enter into force on March 3, 2011.

Under Article 6 of Regulation 715/2009 (Gas Regulation), the Commission shall request the Agency for Cooperation of Energy Regulators (ACER) to submit a non-binding framework guideline setting out clear and objective principles for the development of network codes. At the January 2010 Madrid Forum, ERGEG expressed its intention to continue work on gas balancing, with the goal of preparing input to a framework guideline. On 6 August 2010, the Commission has invited ERGEG to assume the role assigned to the Agency under Article 6(2) of the Gas Regulation and submit to the Commission a non-binding framework guideline on gas balancing rules. ERGEG will present its draft framework guideline on gas balancing to the next Madrid Forum in September 2010.

According to Article 10 of the Regulation (EC) 713/2009 establishing an Agency for the Cooperation of Energy Regulators, “in carrying out its tasks, in particular in the process of developing Framework Guidelines (...) the Agency shall consult extensively and at an early stage with market participants, transmission system operators, consumers, end-users and, where relevant, competition authorities, without prejudice to their respective competence, in an open and transparent manner, in particular when its tasks concern transmission system operators”.

The purpose of this draft framework guideline is to develop EU-wide principles for a network code for gas balancing, as required in Article 8.6 of the Gas Regulation 715/2009. The document applies to balancing regimes for transmission systems within EU borders and arrangements for cross-border balancing.
ERGEG invites all interested parties to provide comments to the consultation paper – and in particular the questions. Any comments should be received by 28 October 2010 and should be sent by email to fg_gasbalancing@ergeg.org.
Following the public consultation period, ERGEG will publish all comments received from stakeholders. If a respondent would like ERGEG to treat their contribution with confidentiality then this must be explicitly mentioned in their submission.
Any questions on these documents should in the first instance be directed to:
Mrs. Fay Geitona CEER Secretary General
Email: fay.geitona@ceer.eu
Tel. +32 2 788 73 30
Fax +32 2 788 73 50

Consultation Documents

E10-GNM-13-03
Gas Balancing Rules on European Gas Transmission Networks: Draft Pilot Framework Guideline

E10-GNM-13-04
Gas Balancing Rules on European Gas Transmission Networks: Initial Impact Assessment

E10-GNM-13-03b
Pilot Framework Guideline on gas balancing rules: Instructions for responding to the public consultation

E10-GNM-13-03
Final ERGEG Framework Guideline on Gas Balancing in transmission systems, 10 March 2011

E10-GNM-13-03b
Framework Guideline on Gas Balancing. Public Consultation - Evaluation of Responses

Public Responses

E10-PC-54-01
AGCS

E10-PC-54-02
BDEW

E10-PC-54-03
BNE

E10-PC-54-04
BP

E10-PC-54-05
CEDEC

E10-PC-54-06
Centrica

E10-PC-54-07
CEPSA

E10-PC-54-08
ENI

E10-PC-54-09
E.ON

E10-PC-54-10
EDF

E10-PC-54-11
EDF Energy

E10-PC-54-12
Edison

E10-PC-54-13
EFET

E10-PC-54-14
EnBW

E10-PC-54-15
Endesa

E10-PC-54-16
Energie Nederland

E10-PC-54-17
ENTSOG feedback

E10-PC-54-17a
ENTSOG- general answer to IIA

E10-PC-54-17b
ENTSOG - specific answer to the questions

E10-PC-54-19a
Eurogas STUC

E10-PC-54-19b
Eurogas DIST

E10-PC-54-18
Eurelectric

E10-PC-54-20
EuroPEX

E10-PC-54-21
EWE Netz

E10-PC-54-22
ExxonMobil

E10-PC-54-23
Gas Natural Fenosa

E10-PC-54-24
Gaslink

E10-PC-54-25
GasTerra

E10-PC-54-26
GDF Suez

E10-PC-54-27
GTS

E10-PC-54-28
IFIEC

E10-PC-54-29
Interconnector

E10-PC-54-30
Mutual Energy

E10-PC-54-31
National Grid

E10-PC-54-32
OGP

E10-PC-54-33
PGNIG

E10-PC-54-34
RWE Supply & Trading

E10-PC-54-35
Shell

E10-PC-54-36
SPE Luminus

E10-PC-54-37
Statoil

E10-PC-54-38
AEP

Workshop

Draft Agenda

ERGEG presentation

KEMA presentation

European Commission presentation

ENTSOG presentation

EFET presentation

Eurogas presentation

Yara presentation

GTS presentation

GEODE presentation

CRE presentation