ENTSOG BAL NC Monitoring Report 2016

3.5 DAILY IMBALANCE CHARGES (CHAPTER V OF BAL NC)

The daily imbalance charge mechanism is in- tended to incentivise network users to balance their balancing portfolios. Out of balance, net- work users are bound to pay or are entitled to re- ceive (as appropriate) daily imbalance charges depending on their balancing position on a par- ticular gas day. The daily imbalance charge is a cost-reflective mechanism and shall take ac- count of the prices associated with transmission system operator’s balancing actions, if any, and small adjustment. The provisions should have been implemented by all countries by 1 October 2016, except for those countries that applied for interim imbal- ance charge.

Map 7 illustrates that 14 countries (AT, BE, CZ, DE, DK, ES, FR, HU, IT, LU, NL, PL, SI and UK- GB) reported the implementation of daily imbal- ance charge methodology by 1 October 2016. In three countries including Estonia (LT and PT), the daily imbalance charge methodology is partially implemented while in Croatia the meth- odology is under development. Eight countries (BG, EL, IE, PL for L-gas and TGPS, RO, SE, SK and UK-NI) reported imple- menting the interim imbalance charge under the interim measures report. ( Table 5.1 in Annex V and Table 8.4 in Annex VIII ).

a) Croatia plans to implement Daily imbalance charge as of 1 April 2017. b) Bulgaria plans to implement Interim imbalance charge during 2017.

Daily imbalance charge implemented by 1 October 2016 Delayed implementation of daily imbalance charge a)

Interim imbalance charge implemented by 1 October 2016 b) Partial implementation of daily charge by 1 October 2016

a) Croatia plans to implement Daily imbalance charge as of 1 April 2017. b) Bulgaria plans to implement Interim imbalance charge during 2017. Map 7:  Im lementation of Daily imb lance charge vs. Interim imbalance charge by 1 October 2016

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