ENTSOG BAL NC Monitoring Report 2016

3.1 OPERATIONAL BALANCING (CHAPTER III OF BAL NC)

3.1.1 Trading platform

A trading platform provides sufficient support to both the network user and the TSO to procure gas via Short Term Standardised Products (STSPs) when balancing actions are needed. Map 1 below illustrates that no changes regarding an implemented trading platform were reported compared to the previous report. 14 countries (AT, BE, CZ, DE, DK, ES, FR, HU, IT, LT, LU, NL, PL, SI, UK-GB) have a trading platform in place by 1 October 2016  6) according to Article 10 of BAL NC. Poland reported the new establishment of a trading platform also in the TGPS balancing zone as of March 2016. In any case, all three bal- ancing zones now have a balancing platform in place.

Two countries (AT and BE) reported switching to a new platform. Austria has been using Power- next since 1 December 2016 and Belgium since 1 October 2016. Of the five countries that were to implement BAL NC by 1 October 2016, 3 countries (CZ, ES and IT) reported having implemented a trading platform. The other two countries (PT and HR) plan to establish a trading platform. Croatia indicated that they would implement a trading platform by 1 April 2017.

a) In Germany an additional balanc- ing platform is in place. In Poland a trading platform is in place for the H-gas and TGPS balancing zone. In addition, a balancing platform is in place for all three balancing zones. For IT operational purposes, Italy additionally made possible the use of the established platform PB-Gas for locational products and indicated the termination of its usage by 1 April 2017. b) Croatia indicated having imple- mented a trading platform by 1 April 2017. Ireland, which currently has an interim measure in place, is expected to go live with a trading platform in 2017. Romania, is currently in discus- sion with OPCOM gas exchange on using their platform for balancing purposes.

Planned implementation after 1 October 2016 b)

Implementation by 1 October 2016 a)

a) In Germany an additional balancing platform is in place. In Poland a trading platform is in place for the H-Gas and TGPS balancing zone. In addition, a balancing platform is in place for all three balancing zones. For IT operational purposes, Italy additionally made possible the use of the established platform PB-Gas for locational products and indicated the termination of its usage by 1 April 2017. b) Croatia indicated having implemented a trading platform by 1 April 2017. Ireland, which currently has an interim measure in place, is expected to go live with a trading platform in 2017. Romania, is currently in discussion with OPCOM gas exchange on using their platform for balancing purposes. Map 1:  Implementation of tra ing platform(s) also for balancing purposes by 1 October 2016

6) In Germany an additional balancing platform is in place. In Poland a trading platform is already in place for the H-gas and TGPS balancing zone. A balancing platform is only in place for the L-gas balancing zone.

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