ENTSOG Annual Report 2014

Common Network Operation Tools

Local Issuing Office for EIC scheme

The purpose of the Common Network Operation Tools is to define Business Requirements Specifications and Message Implementation Guidelines for business processes developed under Regulation (EC) No 715/2009 and to support other working groups (CAM, Balancing) in developing these com- mon tools.

ENTSOG operates a local issuing office (LIO) for Energy Iden- tification Codes (EICs) for the international gas market since March 2013. Since that date more than 350 codes have been issued for interconnection points, parties and gas installations such as storage facilities and LNG terminal plants. The System Operations department administers, validates and publishes EICs in close cooperation with ENTSO-E. To improve LIO services, ENTSOG began by defining specifi- cations for an EIC management tool. The goal of this tool is to eliminate the impact of human error and thus make the LIO office more efficient and effective. Interested members who operate a LIO will be able to use this tool by May–June 2015. In 2014, ENTSOG participated in a task force for reviewing and adapting the EIC reference manual. This manual con- tains the rules and procedures for allocating EICs in compli- ance with additional requirements imposed by REMIT for the identification of market participants. The revised procedures will be implemented during 2015.

Implementation Rules for Common Data Exchange Protocol

In 2013, ENTSOG’s ITC KG defined the usage profile of document-based data exchange for AS4. From March until August 2014, a proof-of-concept (PoC) was performed by six parties: four TSOs and two network users. The results of the PoC were presented at a workshop on 9 September 2014 where all market participants, solution providers, regulators and other industry sectors (IATA) participated. Wherever necessary, the AS4 usage profile document was adapted in compliance with the PoC results.

Support for other groups

TSAIG, BR KG and INT WG supported BAL WG and CAM WG in their development of business requirement specifications documents for Common Network Operation Tools (CNOTs). Once created, these will help TSOs and other market players to implement the respective network codes. The final busi- ness requirement specifications for BAL and CAM NCs were presented on 25 February 2014.

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