vienna, 8 april 2008 4th ig meeting meeting guide

Vienna, 8 April 2008

4th IG Meeting

Meeting Guide

2 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April 2008

Agenda

Agenda Topic Rapporteur

12.45 Arrival and registration

13.00 Opening-Approval of the agenda-Approval of the operational conclusions of the 3rd IG meeting

Co-chair

13:15 Regional cooperation – Update2.1. Cooperation of regulators2.2. Update on Regional Gas Grids2.3. Update on New European Transmission System2.4. Cooperation of TSOs-Discussion

RCCEFETMOLTSOs

14:30 Standardised bulletin board – Update-Discussion

TAG GmbH

14.00 Coffee break

15.15 Status of conclusion of Interconnection Point Agreement at Baumgarten-Discussion

TSOs and CEGH

15.45 Implementation of EASEE-gas CBPs in the region EASEE-gas

16.15 Infrastructure development: pilot project for SSE region TSOs and Co-Chair

16.45 Strategic advisory panel Co-chair

17:00 Closure Co-chair


1. Opening

Review of action points from last meetingAction Description Who

AP1 Best-practice standardised bulletin board: Update at next meeting

Paper to be provided by TAG GmbH to be presented at the next IG/SG meeting

Input from TSOs required on how often the services have been used

TAG GmbH

AP2 Removing remaining obstacles to implementation of IPA/OBA:TSOs to meet to discuss technical issues w/c 28th January 2008, TSOs to provide the CEGH with a list of concrete technical issues/obstacles

RCC to invite four Austrian TSOs and CEGH to discuss the issue further: remaining issues, potential remedies

Aim: To solve technical issues

Summary of actual outcomes of this meeting amongst TSOs to be sent to RCC (lead regulators)

CEGH, TSOs

AP3 Hub development as regional balancing market: Both CEGH/EFET and Eurelectric to provide updates regarding the hub development at the next IG/SG meeting.

RCC to monitor the development to ensure it is in line with the envisaged time tables.

Update to be provided at the next SG/IG meeting

CEGH, IBP TF (Aiget, EFET, Eurelectric)

AP4 Summary of planned investments in the region (incl. storage): RCC to evaluate GTE’s methodology

All SG invited to comment whether GTE’s methodology can be used for investment planning processes

RCC to examine data availability issues; RCC and members of the SG to define scenarios that might impact on long term investment planning (especially w.r.t. major infrastructure projects)

RCC SG members


1. Opening

Review of action points from last meeting

Action Description Who

AP5 REETS: RCC to invite all SG to comment on the paper. The paper is available from the ERGEG web page.

Envisaged deadline: 31st March 2008.

Emails to be sent to [email protected] (CC to [email protected])

RCC

AP6 Best practice provision of OSS service/R_ISO model: EFET to evaluate all comments and draft an evaluation and conclusions paper based on the outcomes of the workshop.

TSOs to make a proposal (e.g. a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on cooperation) covering the identified issues, the envisaged structure for cooperation and a time schedule for implementation.

RCC to provide an update regarding the progress of Regional TSO-cooperation at next IG meeting WITH ALL STAKEHOLDERS in mid-April 2008 (including discussion of potential forms of regulatory cooperation, eg via MoU)

EFET TSOs RCC

AP7 Examining barriers to market entry in SSE: RCC to evaluate possibilities of commissioning a study on the topic of market barriers in the SSE region

RCC to draft the scope/ToR of such a study in line with the work that has been done for electricity in this area

RCC


2. Regional cooperation – Update

2.1. Cooperation of regulators Draft MOU has been circulated for comments

Comments have been received

Main areas: Co-ordination, information and harmonisation

Regulatory Co-ordination Regulation of the Gas Market Sharing of Information Consultation Avoidance of Inconsistency of Action

Operation of MoU Term of MOU and Review Dispute Resolution

Aim should be to make cooperation visible to the outside world SSE Regulators‘ network


2. Memorandum of Understanding

Aim: discussion of text today

Signing: Next RCC meeting on 9/10 June in Athens, Greece

Aim should be to make cooperation visible to the outside world Website for SSE Regulators‘ network



2.2. Update on Regional Gas Grids- Workshop participants identified scope for the regional cooperation in

the following areas where regional TSO cooperation delivers the greatest benefits to market integration- Access to capacity/Congestion Management at Cross Border Points

- Management of capacities (“one-stop-shop”)- Easier access to the systems through Interconnection Point Agreements- Harmonisation of services

- Merging of balancing zones to foster wholesale trading

- Regional investment planning to remove physical congestion- Roles and responsibilities

- Cost / Benefit analysis



2.3. Update on New European Transmission System



2.4. Cooperation of TSOs


3. Standardised bulletin board – Update

Contents used by TAG as best practice


Status of implementation of bulletin boards


Use of bulletin boards

Shippers have made very little use of the bulletin boards so far


4. Status of conclusion of IPA at Baumgarten

Update to be provided by CEGH/TSOs


5. Implementation of EASEE-gas CBPs in the region

Presentation by EASEE-gas


6. Infrastructure development

Analysis of infrastructure projects in the region regarding untilization, market integration and consequences on flows on existing transmission pipelines

● Nabucco● South Stream● Italy-Greece-Interconnector (Poseidon)● Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP)● LNG-Terminal in Krk● GALSI● Projects identified in the Gasification Study

Can TSOs provide this information?


6. Infrastructure development

Potential WAG expansionand related coordination with adjacent TSOs - Presentation by BOG GmbH


7. Strategic advisory panel

Purpose: to achieve greater level of stakeholder involvement and commitment

A senior representative of each group of stakeholders (e.g. from TSOs, traders, suppliers, ministries,...) should form part of the panel

Task: the main task of the panel would be to define the strategic topics to be dealt with within the region and to set priorities for future work

Strategic advisory panel has been set up in the NW region(‘Programme Board’)

Suggestion:To create such a panel also in the ERGEG GRI REM SSE


Strategic advisory panel

Regional Co-ordination Committee (RCC)

Regional Co-ordination Committee (RCC) Implementation GroupImplementation Group Stakeholder GroupStakeholder Group

RegulatorsGovernmentsEuropean Commission

RCC members+TSOs Hub operatorsStorage operators

IG members+Representatives of:

consumers (IFIEC)traders (EFET)suppliers (Eurogas)distributors

Strategic advisory panelStrategic advisory panel


8. Date and location of next meeting

A DATE TO BE NOTEDin YOUR diaries!

Next RCC Meeting:Monday, 09/06/2008, 14.00 - 17.00

Next SG Meeting:Tuesday, 10/06, 10.00 - 16.00

Both at Hotel Divani-Acropolis, Athens, Greece

Special room rates available!

vienna, 8 april 2008 4th ig meeting meeting guide

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