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Project leader - Betsy ANNEN

Project leader - Betsy ANNEN. Agenda. 1. Presentation of the project 2. TSOs proposals and implementation review 3. Conclusion. Objective and context. Optimizing and expanding capacity Capacity seen as a major priority by stakeholders

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Project leader - Betsy ANNEN

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  1. Project leader - Betsy ANNEN

  2. Agenda 1. Presentation of the project 2. TSOs proposals and implementation review 3. Conclusion

  3. Objective and context • Optimizing and expanding capacity • Capacity seen as a major priority by stakeholders • Ultimate goal: easy access to capacity for transport across the region • Pilot interconnection points • Bonn Workshop in Feb. 2007, focus on 2 IPs: MO and BT • Concrete improvement of functioning and access to capacity • First set of proposals: 2nd IP meeting in Feb. 2008 • Identification of obstacles (questionnaires, roundtables) • Concrete proposals from TSOs

  4. TROLL pipeline SEGEO pipeline Medelsheim(EGT) Medelsheim(GDFDT) Obergailbach (GRTgaz) MEGAL pipeline Blaregnies L Blaregnies H Quévy H Taisnières H / L The two interconnection points

  5. Strong interdependencies with other projects • A project plan at the confluence of other initiatives • Coordination issues in open season  CRE • Transparency on capacity availability and gas flows  OFGEM • Enhancement of compatible products  ONTRAS • Study on Fluxys’ interruptible product,  ONTRAS • Lessons learnt from the implementation of a day-ahead capacity trading platform at BOS  DERA • TSOs contribution Project plan supported by the voluntary work of the participating network operators • Five involved TSOs  EGT, Fluxys, GDFDT, GRTgaz, GTS • Technical expertise & proposals

  6. Agenda 1. Presentation of the project 2. TSOs proposals and implementation review 3. Conclusion

  7. Project plan – strategic rationale • Challenges • Improvement of the access to capacity at the IPs concerned and possibility to get access to equal capacity on each side of the IPs • Improvement of the interoperability of adjacent networks • Improvement of the gas transit • Scope (1) Capacity products and service offered (2) Allocation rules and booking procedures (3) Congestion management procedures (CMP) (4) Capacity “increase” (5) Transparency

  8. Summary of TSOs proposals

  9. (1) Capacity products Blaregnies / Taisnières New interruptible product by Fluxys • Identified need in Feb. 08: Differences between capacity products and services offered at each side of the border are a matter for shippers • New interruptible product under 1 year contracts • 5% interruption probability based on historical capacity use • “Web Track Metering Transit” • New transparency tool • Hourly data on natural gas flows at the interconnection point on which the shipper is active (pressure, volume, energy etc.)  More compatibility between capacity products

  10. (1) Capacity products Both IPs Short-term firm daily capacity by GRTgaz • Identified need in Feb. 08: The lack of firm capacity is a barrier to active market and new entrants • GRTgaz proposed to consider implementing the same firm daily product sold on D-2 in Oltingue • Principle: creation on a short notice of a firm capacity through netting of flows (reverse flows) • Only in case of contractual congestion and for limited amount of flows • Requires predictability of reverse flows  Currently, insufficient reverse flow and/or forward subscriptions to justify daily capacity at both IPs

  11. (2) Allocation rules and booking procedures Both IPs Improvement of booking notice and implementation term • Identified need in Feb. 08: Booking timeframe should be consistent on both sides so that shippers can book exit and matching entry at once and carry out short-term arbitrages. • Internal process by Fluxys to improve booking procedure • Shortening of booking timeframe to two days maximum • Still manual procedure • Operational progress by GDFDT • Reducing of the implementation term of contracts from a maximum term of 10 days to 3 days

  12. (3) Congestion management procedures Medelsheim / Obergailbach Lessons learnt from the implementation of a day-ahead capacity trading platform in Bunde Oude / Statenzijl • Identified need in Feb. 08: a liquid and well-functioning secondary market at cross-border points • If successful, study of the opportunity of transposing the experience conducted at BOS to MO • Pilot launched in early 2007. Possible to trade secondary firm capacity via online platforms • Extension of the project to the IP Ellund (Danish-German border) in Feb. 09, Danish side in May 09 • In last few months, considerable increase of liquidity on the German trac-x platform  Next step, extending the service to Medelsheim / Obergailbach

  13. (4) Capacity increase Blaregnies / Taisnières 1st coordinated Open Season between GRTgaz and Fluxys • Identified need in Feb. 08: enabling participants assessing service on adjacent systems through the selling of compatible products, offered in the framework of coordinated timetables and processes. • Main lessons learnt in terms of coordination: • Good cooperation and sharing of information between TSOs and NRAs • Definition of consistent timeframes • Coordinated capacity allocation: shippers not exposed to the risk of capacity mismatch • Process coincides with the conclusion of the open season conducted by GTS, the Dutch TSO • Effective coordination. More reflection needed on the reliability of the first phase and on short term capacity on top of the requested capacity

  14. (4) Capacity increase Blaregnies / Taisnières Deodorization plant by GRTgaz • Identified need in Feb. 08: interest of shippers in physical firm transmission capacity for reverse flow of H gas from France to Belgium depending on the price of the service • Project part of the remedies to guarantee competition submitted to European Commission in the framework of the merger between Gaz de France and Suez  First experiment in the world but still at a pilot stage

  15. (5) Transparency Both IPs Improvement of existing information and new publications • Identified need in Feb. 08: Access to information on available network capacity and on procedure is key to enabling shippers to flow gas across IPs • Improvement of the general level of information at both IPs • Better information on existing products and CMP by Fluxys • New website by GDFDT giving new publication of hourly flows without access code and information on interruptions with monthly update • EGT publishes new network data (historic gas flow database ; hourly publication of interrupted capacities…)  Every commitment taken fulfilled – completed by the Transparency project led by Ofgem and E.ON

  16. Other initiatives • Launch of a secondary platform • Capsquare: joint initiative by Fluxys and GRTgaz • Launch for early December 2008 • To foster liquidity in the secondary market for capacity in their networks • Electronic platform to buy or sell in the networks of Fluxys and / or GRTgaz • GRTgaz and GDFDT study product harmonization • Identification of potential bundled products • Consistent allocation methodology • Consistent capacity level • Both TSOs to investigate implementation requirements

  17. Agenda 1. Presentation of the project 2. TSOs proposals and implementation review 3. Conclusion

  18. Positive outcomes

  19. Conclusion • Project conceived as a pilot project targeting very concrete improvements • Real progress in a year on both interconnection points ; TSOs commitments done in February 2008 fulfilled • During the year, many aspects have been specifically developed in other projects • Project considered as finished Next steps if necessary: What do stakeholders (users / TSOs) need at these two cross-border points now?

  20. Thank you for your attention ! Project leader: Betsy ANNEN betsy.annen@cre.fr + 33 1 44 50 42 44

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