1. Transmission Workstream - EU 3rd Package Update
Chris Shanley

2. Background Currently NG NTS offer a range of data;
2 Years of data is held online (
Helpline ( ) will consider adhoc requests for data over 2 years old
Transmission Workstream debate on extending to >2YRs
Some appetite amongst users for 5 years worth of data on line
Uncertainty, at the time, on EU deliverables & cost elements
1st Bullet: Current offering is post Review Group 140 and subsequent implementation of MIPI system
5th Bullet: Transmission Workstream request was from a small number of shippers but may not have considered additional costs of delivering additional information or the upcoming deliverables as part of an EU 3rd Package. This presentation is intended to satisfy the action to update the Tx workstream on Eu 3rd Package

3. EU 3rd package – What’s new?
EU 3rd Package came into force 3rd September 2009
Required information & associated historic availability is still subject to negotiation
NG NTS initial view of 3rd package requirements
Increased historic publishing > 2 years, <=5 years
More data - potential requirement for 20+ additional data items to be developed:
Nominations
Entry Allocations
Daily Flows at Entry and Exit points
Balancing
Storage/LNG data
Capacity Utilisation
EU 3rd Package came into force 3rd September 2009 to act a step towards a regional energy market

4. EU 3rd Package Transparency Project
Aim is to make all new data items available online
Either as an individual data item, or
As part of a spreadsheet or pdf report available to download
A number of functionally/storage options are being evaluated:
Extend online to 3 years, >3years via helpline / adhoc
Extend online to 3 years but 5 years for Annex 3 (decided 2010), >3 years via helpline / adhoc
Extend online to 5 years, with all data items included
EU 3rd Package states that each TSO shall keep transparency info for disposal of authorities for 5 years
Currently there is some confusion as draft docs then talk about publication of data for 5 years
Functional delivery is probably going to be incremental increase to 3 or 5 years rather than full historic data from day one

5. Next Steps
Clarification is still being sought on EU 3rd Package documentation
By end of 2009 we hope to have a firmer understanding in terms of;
Data Items;
Exactly what data we will be publishing
How the data will be available e.g. via data item explorer or consolidated report
Functionality / Storage options
Clarification of requirements
Progress update in early 2010
Draft UNC Proposal

6. System Development - Indicative Timeline
3/3/2011
Start Up
Agree scope of new data to be published
Complete impact assessment of changes
EU 3rd Package Implementation Deadline*
Requirements
& Design
R&D activities complete
System option chosen
Development
& Implementation
Full solution implemented
Testing complete
Additional data available to Users
Q4 2009
Q1 2010
Q2 2010
Q3 2010
Q4 2010
3/3/2011
*18 months after implementation of 3rd package