Vienna, 8 April th IG Meeting Meeting Guide

2 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April 2008 Agenda Agenda TopicRapporteur 12.45Arrival and registration 13.00Opening -Approval of the agenda -Approval of the operational conclusions of the 3 rd IG meeting Co-chair 13:15Regional cooperation – Update 2.1. Cooperation of regulators 2.2. Update on Regional Gas Grids 2.3. Update on New European Transmission System 2.4. Cooperation of TSOs -Discussion RCC EFET MOL TSOs 14:30Standardised bulletin board – Update -Discussion TAG GmbH 14.00Coffee break 15.15Status of conclusion of Interconnection Point Agreement at Baumgarten -Discussion TSOs and CEGH 15.45Implementation of EASEE-gas CBPs in the regionEASEE-gas 16.15Infrastructure development: pilot project for SSE regionTSOs and Co-Chair 16.45Strategic advisory panel Co-chair 17:00Closure Co-chair

3 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April Opening  Review of action points from last meeting

4 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April Opening  Review of action points from last meeting

5 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April 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

6 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April 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

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11 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April Regional cooperation – Update  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

12 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April Regional cooperation – Update  2.3. Update on New European Transmission System

13 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April Regional cooperation – Update  2.4. Cooperation of TSOs

14 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April Standardised bulletin board – Update  Contents used by TAG as best practice

15 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April 2008 Status of implementation of bulletin boards

16 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April 2008 Use of bulletin boards  Shippers have made very little use of the bulletin boards so far

17 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April Status of conclusion of IPA at Baumgarten  Update to be provided by CEGH/TSOs

18 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April Implementation of EASEE-gas CBPs in the region  Presentation by EASEE-gas

19 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April 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?

20 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April Infrastructure development  Potential WAG expansion and related coordination with adjacent TSOs - Presentation by BOG GmbH

21 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April 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

22 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April 2008 Strategic advisory panel Regional Co-ordination Committee (RCC) Implementation Group Stakeholder Group Regulators Governments European Commission RCC members + TSOs Hub operators Storage operators IG members + Representatives of: consumers (IFIEC) traders (EFET) suppliers (Eurogas) distributors Strategic advisory panel

23 4th IG meeting, Vienna, 8 April Date and location of next meeting A DATE TO BE NOTED in YOUR diaries!  Next RCC Meeting: Monday, 09/06/2008,  Next SG Meeting: Tuesday, 10/06,  Both at Hotel Divani-Acropolis, Athens, Greece  Special room rates available!