1. Jacques LAURELUT GTE First Annual Work Programme Consultation
GTE President
GTE+ Workshop on GTE+ Work Programme
24 June 2008

2. TSOs Third Package Responsibilities
Provide
capacity,
access services,
information
to facilitate the market
Robust
Responsive
Transparent
consultation
TSO role
Tasks will include, in particular, the development of:
an annual work programme
Network codes
a 10-year network capacity development plan
annual winter supply outlooks
an annual report
Consultation and development processes
To establish the annual workprogramme
To consider change proposals
To inform 10 Year Capacity Development Statement
The formal TSO body tasks will recognise the significant role TSOs can, and should have, to facilitate the single European gas market …..
The key roles are to provide capacity, access services and information.
The TSOs will listen and respond; consultation will be the cornerstone of development; the objective (wherever practical and possible) to deliver the framework and codes to support the market
The rules would not extend to ALL market rules; that would be beyond our role; beyond our competencies. We have only sought to be involved in the development of codes and rules related to technical and operational provision of network access services and system balancing;
Codes should only concern rules that are to be implemented and can only be implemented by TSOs
The other market players should address the rest ; trading platforms, for example, are for the market to design
Capacity development statement to inform the market
Network Codes to provide the foundation for the market
Capacity Development Statement to inform the market
Outputs

3. ENTSOG Interim Arrangements
1 Feb
2008
Third Package
Implementation
GTE
GTE+
ENTSOG
Interim upgraded organisation, GTE+
Hire 3 additional people
GTE President/GTE+ Transition Manager role
Work has started
Liaison with ERGEG, wider stakeholders inc Easee-gas
The GTE+ efforts are focussing upon:
Establishing the new organisation/way of working
Annual Work Programme Consultation
Transparency
Ten Year Statement
Capacity initiatives
to prove the ENTSOG concept
GTE+ and TSO member commitment to promote market evolution
At this moment you might ask two questions
TSO have not consulted with stakeholders about the content of this consultation document so why should stakeholders believe that they can influence the outcome?
This programme focuses on projects and does not mention development of codes.
The answers would be:
We have to start somewhere and this set of priorities was already defined last year. I notice the GRI NW has defined more or less the same set of priorities. So the document indicates the work we are expecting to do in the short term and we would like to know if you support this programme. If it is not, and there are things that we can do in the short term and to the extent of our capabilities, then we would like to evolve the programme.
We believe that these projects will lay the foundation for significant progress . Later we will need to move to code development and identifying the priorities will be a task for the next annual work programme.

4. Challenges of the Transition to ENTSOG
GTE+
ENTSOG
Membership Voluntary Compulsory
Participation Optional Mandatory
Decision making Consensual Voting processes
... but we do not have the Third Package yet.
Post Third Package we will effectively have compulsory TSO membership of ENTSOG; participation will be mandatory; TSOs can expect to be rewarded for their efforts to support the market
Necessarily ENTSOG will require a voting process to ensure that it’s objectives are met.
We are currently working in a voluntary framework, voluntary for TSOs but also where it is much harder to overcome regulatory and legal problems than it will be post Third Package.
Thus the choice of work areas is critical and that is why we want to engage with stakeholders now to see what we can do in the short term.
Funding of costs No explicit provision Underwritten

5. First GTE+ Consultation on Annual Work-Programme
Why consult?
To indicate our current work plan priorities for 2008/9
To establish interactions with stakeholders:
Are the priorities appropriate?
Are objectives, deliverables realistic, credible and achievable?
Will the programme assist the development of the market?
Do market players have comments that would help TSOs deliver best possible work programme?
Consultation
Refinement of programme
We think consultation is important
We will develop full ENTSOG processes later but we wanted to share views and get feedback from stakeholders.
We want to hear from stakeholders; we want to respond to stakeholders. If the short term there are better priorities and deliverables then we will try to amend the programme.
Why should stakeholders believe that they will be listened to? Why no voting system?
We will have to explain why or why not stakeholders views have been incorporated in proposals and these reasons have to be visible. So the processes have to be transparent and open.
Furthermore the development of network codes will be overseen by the Agency and the Agency will organise a formal market consultation.
26th September
Refined
Programme
and
Update on
Progress
24th June Stakeholder Workshop
31st July Consultation Close
19th May Launch