1. Workshop on transportation routes Region South-South East
24th November 2006, Vienna

2. Agenda

3. Route description – capacity situation (1)
UKRAINE-SK-CZ-GER (Velke Kapusany - Waidhaus)
section 1: Velke Kapusany – Lanžot
section 2: Lanžot – Waidhaus
design capacity (*)
available firm capacity
entry Velke Kapusany
301 mcm/day
11 mcm/day
exit Lanžot
143 mcm/day
7 mcm/day
entry Lanžot
87 mcm/day
reduced capacity 5-20%
exit Waidhaus
capacity data as of November 2006
sources: and
capacity situation on RTN system displayed as traffic light due confidentiality reasons (only 2 shippers)

4. Route description – capacity situation (2)
available capacities as of November 2006
source:

5. Route description – capacity situation (3)
Entry/Exit couple capacity situation for section 2
source:

6. Route description – capacity situation (4)
Entry/Exit couple capacity situation for section 2
source:

7. Route description – capacity situation (5)
congestion management procedures
short term: how is UIOLI applied, how is 2ndary market trading facilitated ?
long-term: expansion plans (open season) ?
capacity information
published numerically on monthly basis by SPP
traffic lights by RTN (more than 2 shippers on secondary market ?)
capacity allocation method
fcfs by SPP
Merit order (long term- short term), Pro-rata (yearly, daily) daily capacities - FCFS

8. Route description – tariffs
tariff calculators for both sections of the route
are tariffs cost-based ?
tariff methodology not transparent
tariff structure
in SK: entry-exit
in CZ: postage stamp
transportation case
contracted capacity: m³/h
tariffs of standard contract period for 1 year
TSO
SPP excl. fuel gas
RTN excl. fuel gas
Entry - exit points
Velke Kapusany - Lanžot
Lanžot - Waidhaus
Distance between entry / exit (km)
462
390
Eak or entry point (EUR)
Euk or exit point (EUR)
Total per year (EUR)
Transportation cost (EUR /m³/h/km)
0,168
0,170

9. Conclusions problems at border points (allocations, OBAs)
different Nm3 (at 20°C in SK, at 15°C in CZ)
transparency requirements of Regulation 1775/2005 not fully implemented on all sections of the route
confidentiality requirements justified?

10. Agenda