E05-PC-06: Roadmap to competitive gas markets

ERGEG Public Consultation 2005/11/22 - 2006/01/23

Background

On 22nd November 2005, the European Regulators Group for Electricity and Gas (ERGEG) launched a public consultation on Roadmap for a competitive single gas market in Europe. This document rewiews the current state of European gas markets, describes regulators' views of the eventual goal of a competitive single European market for gas, sets priorities, and identifies a timetable and process for making progress.

The roadmap aims to deliver practical improvements to European gas markets  by close examination of the current situation in specific regions across Europe . ERGEG is therefore seeking stakeholders' support for a set of regional initiatives.

ERGEG invites all interested parties to respond to this consultation paper and to participate fully in the regional initiatives described above. ERGEG invites stakeholders to comment on issues raised in this paper, and in particular to respond to the detailed questions.

Any comments should be received by 23rd January 2006 and should be sent by email to: gasroadmap@ergeg.org

Any question to this document should in the first instance be directed to:

Mrs Una Shortall
Email: una.shortall@ceer-eu.org
Tel. +32 2 788 73 30
Fax +32 2 788 73 50

Consultation Documents

E05-SEM-13-03 / E05-PC-06-01
Roadmap for a competitive single gas market in Europe

The result of this public consultation was the launch by ERGEG (with the backing of the European Commission) of the Gas Regional Initiative in Spring 2006 which set up 3 regional gas markets in Europe, as a first step to creating a single-EU gas market.  
These regions identify and implement practical solutions to overcome barriers to competition and trade within the region.
Safeguards are in place so as to ensure that such regional market integration facilitates the ultimate objective, namely a single-EU electricity market.
See the  Gas Regional Initiative section of the website.

E06-GMI-02-03 / E05-PC-06-22
Roadmap for a Competitive Single Gas Market in Europe (Conclusions Paper).

Public Responses

E05-PC-06-02
APX

E05-PC-06-03
Centrica

E05-PC-06-04
Chemical Industries Association

E05-PC-06-05
Clingendael International Energy Programme

E05-PC-06-06
Austrian Gas Grid Management (AGGM)

E05-PC-06-07
ENAGAS

E05-PC-06-08
ENERGYWATCH

E05-PC-06-09
EON

E05-PC-06-10
EURELECTRIC

E05-PC-06-11
EUROGAS

E05-PC-06-12
EXXONMOBIL

E05-PC-06-13
Gaz de France

E05-PC-06-14
GEODE

E05-PC-06-15
GIE

E05-PC-06-16
IFIEC

E05-PC-06-17
International Associatione of Oil and Gas Producers (OGP)

E05-PC-06-18
OMV

E05-PC-06-19
PGNiG

E05-PC-06-20a
SHELL

E05-PC-06-20b
SHELL Cover Letter

E05-PC-06-21a
UPRIGAZ

E05-PC-06-21b
UPRIGAZ Annex