2. Work plan of GRI NW for 2011 Three out of four projects are started
Transparency: Ensure full and consistent implementation of information provisions
Investment: Assist ENTSO-G in regional plans and monitor open season Lux – Fr 2
Work plan
2011
Pre-com meetings: Give member states early understanding in FG/ NC’s 3 4
Preparatory work: Getting the approach right for implementation work

4. Purpose and Objective
Gas Regulation No 715/2009, effective from 3rd March 2011 includes a number of enhanced transparency requirements under Article 18 and under amended Chapter 3 of Annex 1 of the Gas regulation
The proposed objectives of this project:
Monitor compliance of TSOs against the requirements outlined under Article 18 and amended Chapter 3 of Annex 1 of Gas Regulation No 715/2009.
Assess the quality of the data published.

5. Agree project plan and establish project team
Steps
Agree project plan and establish project team
Agree interpretation of the transparency requirements under Gas Regulation (as part of this initial stage stakeholders such as EFET will be consulted)
Agree information/ compliance template
Request TSOs to populate information template
Assess/ clarify populated template
Publish completed template, invite stakeholder comment
Publish compliance assessment
Project plan was discussed at February RCC and sent to stakeholders for comments

6. Step 1: Stakeholder Responses
ENTSO-G: Pan-European rather than regional approach to monitoring compliance preferred
IFIEC: Happy with project plan to monitor compliance and assess quality of data published. Will only comment on final report
EFET: Delay in responding formally
Mixed response from stakeholders – do we have sufficient buy-in to continue?

7. Benefits of this project
Do you think this project adds value and how important is it?
Very important
Important
Neutral
Not Important
Very low priority
How worthwhile is the project if we lack strong stakeholder support?

8. Step 2: Common interpretation of Annex
Prior to stakeholder comments – step 2: agreeing common interpretation of gas regulation was started
Regulators discussed initial views via teleconference on 3 May – general agreement on most terms
Comments consolidated into draft table outlining regulators views and sent to RCC members
Do you have any additional comments on the draft interpretation?
We propose to send the draft table to stakeholders for comments – do you agree?

9. Gas Regional Initiative
Region North-West
Investment Project
Marie-Claire Aoun, CRE 9

10. Help ENTSOG with the regional plan work in 2011
Two objectives:
Help ENTSOG with the regional plan work in 2011
Monitoring the open season between France and Luxembourg and share lessons for future processes 10

11. ENTSOG feedback on the project
3rd TYNDP workshop of 17 March 2011
The publication of the Gas Regional Investment Plans (GRIPs) is an obligation for TSOs
Role of ENTSOG: provide framework and guidance to support the development of the GRIPs
ENTSOG feedback on the Project Plan (18 April 2011)
Several meetings between TSOs are scheduled – ENTSOG will inform PO of progress
Where direct support of GRI NW would be helpful, ENTSOG will ensure that the PO is advised
Welcome an opportunity to present the GRIP at the next SG 11

12. ENTSOG feedback on the project
Bilateral meeting CEER – ENTSOG (3 May 2011)
6 GRIPs with one TSO responsible for coordination
GRI NW coordinated by Fluxys
South GRI coordinated by ENAGAS (Spain)
France-Germany-Switzerland-Italy coordinated by Snam rete gas (Italy)
BEMIP coordinated by Gas System (Poland)
North-South East coordinated by Net4gas (Czech Republic)
Southern corridor coordinated Desfa (Greece)
TSOs are willing to present an update and if needed support from GRIs but ENTSOG insisted once again that the elaboration of these plans is a task for TSOs.
Other stakeholders: Positive feedback from IFIEC - No reaction from EFET
Next steps? , 12

13. Monitoring the OS between France and Luxembourg
Open season to increase firm capacity from France to Luxembourg
Coordinated process between the TSOs (CREOS and GRTgaz) and the regulators (CRE and ILR)
Two possible scenarios: 9 GWh/d or 40 GWh/d available in 2015
Non-binding phase launched at the SG meeting (26 Nov.2010) – ended 31 January 2011
Launch of the binding phase currently under discussion
Aim of the project:
Use the GRI NW as a platform for discussion of the process
Outcome of discussions synthesized in a short paper in order to share the lessons from this process, in terms of coordination, allocation rules (joint allocation office), transparency etc…
Feed the discussions on the European level: revision of the GGPOS
Expected milestones:
October 2011: presentation of the progress of the OS at SG meeting and preliminary lessons learned
November 2011: Final paper on lessons learned to be shared at a European level for the GGPOS revision

14. Thank you for your attention!