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GRI Investment work stream. Preliminary results and next steps. The Hague, 13 July 2007. Investment survey. Preliminary results: Recent Projects. Most common arrangements: Built on demand; few open seasons Regular TPA Most common problem: Regulatory uncertainty
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GRIInvestment work stream Preliminary results and next steps The Hague, 13 July 2007
Preliminary results: Recent Projects • Most common arrangements: • Built on demand;few open seasons • Regular TPA • Most common problem: • Regulatory uncertainty • Insufficient economic return (expected) • Suggested solutions • Change of mindset by NRA (to achieve stable and fair regulatory framework) • Increased regulatory co-ordination • Specific NDI framework
Preliminary results: New Projects • Demand acquisition: • nearly exclusively open season • Difficulties foreseen: • Regulatory uncertainty • Insufficient economic return • Potentially inter-TSO co-ordination issues • Various open seasons ongoing or under consideration
(Planned) Open Seasons and investment projects Energinet.dk Skanled Potential Norwegian investments* Swedegas AB Skagerrak crossing Energinet.dk Ellund extension Energinet.dk Baltic pipe GTS OS 2012 BBL extension Ontras BGI Ontras PL-D extension Fluxys/GRTgaz joint OS RWE Transp. Folmhusen - OSZ Wingas Transport N-Stream related inv. GRTgaz LNG terminals RWE Transp. CZ-B pipeline* *not mentioned in questionnaire
Next steps: Recent Projects • Goal: • How to improve current situation and learn from recent projects? • Possible actions: • Ideas on how to improve regulatory uncertainty? Easy wins? • Develop best practice open season? Overlap with European work on GGP OS?
Next steps: New Projects (proposal) • Websitewith an overview of the initiatives and links to sites of TSOs conducting an open season/contact details • Is it required/ found useful by the market? • Assess costs • Decide on platform (GTE, ERGEG, other?) • Financing • Inter-TSO co-ordinationfor open seasons that are running • Organise the inter-TSO co-ordination of running/planned open seasons (technical, timing, capacities etc)